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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP%20Sherbrooke | ZAP Sherbrooke (ZAP stands for "Public Access Zone" in French") is a non-profit community wireless network which provides free wireless Internet access to mobile users in public spaces throughout the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The network was built using Open-source software and inexpensive off-the-shelf Wi-Fi hardware to share broadband Internet connections. The initiative was created by a consortium of Sherbrooke University and Bishop's University along with hospitals and other colleges in the area. In 2008 the project received the OCTAS Award for "Technologies at the Service of Communities".
ZAP Sherbrooke is available throughout Sherbrooke city in public areas (public parks, arenas, library, city buildings) as well as universities (Sherbrooke University and Bishop's University) and hospitals. It is also available in cafés, restaurants, bars, stores, and community organizations which pay a $200 fee the first year and $75 each subsequent year to join the network. As of March 2010, the network has over 35,000 registered users and over 240 live hotspots.
References
Companies based in Sherbrooke
Wi-Fi providers |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-Blog%21 | Ka-Blog! is a Philippine television informative show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Andrea Torres, Mico Aytona and Monica Verallo, it premiered on August 9, 2008. The show concluded on October 2, 2010.
Overview
Each week, Ka-blog! will serve as the tambayan for teens to get a load of the latest updates, trends, and information on the many issues relevant to them—from fierce fashion forecasts to mind-blowing tech toys, the hippest hangouts and the hottest heartthrobs, as well as more pressing problems that concern teens, such as relationship and peer issues.
Hosts
Andrea Torres
Mico Aytona
Monica Verallo
Lucky Mercado
Accolades
References
External links
2008 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine television shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVibe | OpenViBE is a software platform dedicated to designing, testing and using brain-computer interfaces. The package includes a Designer tool to create and run custom applications, along with several pre-configured and demo programs which are ready for use.
OpenViBE is software for real-time neuroscience (that is, for real-time processing of brain signals). It can be used to acquire, filter, process, classify and visualize brain signals in real time.
Applications
The main OpenViBE application fields are medical (assistance to disabled people, real-time biofeedback, neurofeedback, real-time diagnosis), multimedia (virtual reality, video games), robotics and all other application fields related to brain-computer interfaces and real-time neurosciences.
OpenViBE users can either be programmers or people not familiar with programming. This includes medical doctors, video game developers, researchers in signal processing or robotics, etc.
Since 2012, the start-up Mensia Technologies has developed an advanced version of the software called NeuroRT Suite.
Interface
The user interface of OpenVibe is easy to use for creating BCI scenarios and saving them for later use, to access and to manipulate. OpenVibe is the first library of functions written in C++ of this type developed by INRIA - Institut national de recherche en informatique et automatique (France) - it can be integrated and applied quickly and easily .
See also
Comparison of neurofeedback software
References
External links
Project homepage
"Now, you can control computer commands by thought" The Economic Times, accessed March 2011
"Brainwaves put patients in touch" BBC News, accessed March 2011
"OpenViBE: An Open-Source Software Platform to Design, Test, and Use Brain–Computer Interfaces in Real and Virtual Environments" MIT Press Journal "Presence," February 2010, Vol. 19, No. 1, Pages 35–53
Brain–computer interfacing
Electroencephalography
Evoked potentials
Free software
Human–computer interaction
Neuroscience software
Neurotechnology
Real-time computing
Software using the GNU AGPL license |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilyang%20Kerubin | (International title: My Silly Angel / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama comedy fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes and Andoy Ranay, it stars Barbie Forteza in the title role. It premiered on June 7, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Panday Kids. The series concluded on August 27, 2010 with a total of 60 episodes.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Barbie Forteza as Charity Santos
Supporting cast
Joshua Dionisio as Michael Alvarez
Elmo Magalona as Aaron Alejandrino
Raymart Santiago as Arman Santos
Angelika dela Cruz as Melissa Alejandrino-Santos
Paolo Contis as Jonas Alejandrino
Lotlot de Leon as Maring Ignacio
Ina Feleo as Lailani Santos
Joel Torre as Dante Garcia
Sunshine Garcia as Adrianna Peralta
Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Ason Garcia
Jewel Mische as Rosalie Dela Cruz
Maureen Larrazabal as Azura
John Lapus as Aroo
Janno Gibbs as San Pedro
Eddie Garcia as Potpot
Guest cast
Yogo Singh as Noah
Maricel Soriano as Regina
Mark Bautista as Gabriel
Marvin Agustin as Adante
Camille Prats as Rosa
Jennica Garcia as Betty
Iza Calzado as Sandra
TJ Trinidad as Albert
Carl Guevarra as Carding
Wynwyn Marquez as Lily
Yasmien Kurdi as Hannah
Jan Marini Alano as Marissa
Iwa Moto as Eva
Julio Diaz as Gaston
Jiro Manio as Rodjun
Daria Ramirez as Virginia
Jim Paredes as Ronaldo Esteban
Pinky Marquez as Theresa
Antonio Aquitania as Eugene
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of earned a 14% rating. While the final episode scored a 14.9% rating.
References
External links
2010 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings
Angels in television
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine fantasy television series
Philippine teen drama television series
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20the%20busiest%20airports%20in%20Turkey | The tables below contain General Directorate of State Airports (DHMI) data from 2007 to 2017, on the busiest airports in Turkey by total passenger traffic, including information on international, domestic and transit passengers.
Istanbul serves as one of the largest aviation hubs in the world, with two international airports, handling 80,462,931 passengers in 2014. Istanbul Airport, which handled about 61 million passengers in 2015, is the third-largest and fifth-busiest international airport in Europe. Istanbul's second-busiest airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport, which handled over 23.5 million passengers in 2014, is one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe. A third airport in Istanbul with a planned capacity of 150 million passengers opened to passengers on 6 April 2019, in northern Istanbul on the Black Sea coast.
At a glance
Turkish airports by passenger traffic
2011 / 2012
2010 / 2011
2009 / 2010
2008 / 2009
2007 / 2008
References
Turkey |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rmetrics | Rmetrics is a free, open-source and open development software project for teaching computational finance. Rmetrics is based primarily on the statistical R programming language, but does contain contributions in other programming languages, Fortran, C, and C++. The project was started in 2001 by Diethelm Wuertz, based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
Rmetrics packages
Most Rmetrics components are distributed as R packages, which are add-on modules for R.
Goals
The broad goals of the projects are:
To provide widespread access to a broad range of powerful statistical and graphical methods for the analysis of market data and risk management in finance.
To provide a common software platform that enables the rapid development and deployment of extensible, scalable, and interoperable software.
To strengthen the scientific understanding by producing high-quality documentation and reproducible research.
To train researchers on computational and statistical methods for the analysis of financial data and for financial risk management.
R/Rmetrics project
Rmetrics and the R package system provides a broad range of advantages to the Rmetrics project including:
A high-level interpreted language in which one can easily and quickly prototype new computational methods.
It includes a well established system for packaging together software components and documentation.
It can address the diversity and complexity of computational finance and financial engineering problems in a common object-oriented framework.
It supports a rich set of statistical simulation and modeling activities.
It contains cutting edge data and model visualization capabilities.
It has been the basis for pathbreaking research in parallel statistical computing.
Open source commitment
The Rmetrics project has a commitment to full open source discipline, with distribution via a SourceForge.net-like platform. All software contributions are expected to exist under an open source license such as GPL2, Artistic 2.0, or BSD. There are many different reasons why open-source software is beneficial to a software project in finance. The reasons include:
To provide full access to algorithms and their implementation
To facilitate software improvements through bug fixing and software extension
To encourage good scientific computing and statistical practice by providing appropriate tools and instruction
To provide a workbench of tools that allow researchers to explore and expand the methods used to analyze biological data
To lead and encourage commercial support and development of those tools that are successful
To promote reproducible research by providing open and accessible tools with which to carry out that research (reproducible research is distinct from independent verification)
To encourage users to join the Rmetrics project, either by contributing Rmetrics compliant packages or documentation.
Rmetrics Repository
The Rmetrics Repository is hosted by R-for |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Kingdom%20railway%20station%20categories | The 2,520 railway stations on the National Rail network in Great Britain are classified into six categories (two of which are each divided into two subcategories) by the Department for Transport. The scheme was devised in 1996 and there was a review in 2009 when 106 stations changed categories. The categorisation scheme is owned by Network Rail, the site landlord of most of the stations.
Some stations are in more than one category: for instance, at London St Pancras International, the surface platforms are in category A and the Thameslink platforms are in category C1.
Stations in Scotland are categorised and counted in the totals below, for example and are both category A, but are not included in the lists of stations for each category.
Categorisation scheme
Category C stations are sub-divided into C1 (city or busy junction) and C2 (other busy railheads). The only exception is , which has not been given a subcategory; it is listed by DfT as "C".
Category F stations are sub-divided into F1 (over 100,000 journeys per annum) and F2 (others).
See also
German railway station categories
Netherlands railway station categories
References |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage.tv | Voyage.tv is an online travel channel that produces and distributes travel video programming on the Internet, cable television, and Video on Demand. Functioning as a tool for exploring destinations, sharing travel experiences, and booking trips, Voyage.tv is a global platform for travelers to exchange advice and access an inside look at destinations around the world. It was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York City.
Program categories
Destination Videos fall within several branded program categories:
72-Hours highlights top attractions or things to do within a destination
Conversations With features interviews with notable people within destinations
Earth Calling includes eco-centric and "green" programming
Goodlife highlights luxury and upscale lifestyle experiences in each destination
Gourmet Regionale showcases restaurants and dining around the world
Guy Stuff focuses on activities and content for a male demographic
Kidz highlights attractions and activities geared towards children and families
Look centers on fashion, style and shopping programming
Nirvana features spas and treatments around the world
Articles and editorial content
Video segments are accompanied by an array of articles written by resident editors within each destination and journalists that include travel writing on dining, nightlife, spas, area excursions, attractions, sightseeing, tours, shopping and other lifestyle interests.
Distribution
Voyage.tv also has a branded YouTube channel (VoyageChannel), which broadcasts select videos from Voyage's slate and provides an alternate portal for viewers to access the content.
References
External links
Voyage.TV in history
Television networks in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Elin | Larry Elin was the Vice President and Executive Producer at MAGI Sythavision during the production of TRON. He started his career as one of the first computer modelers and animators and cgi technical directors at Mathematical Applications Group, Inc., in Elmsford, NY, in 1973, which was also one of the first 3-D computer animation companies.
As VP and head of production, Elin hired Chris Wedge, Tom Bisogno, John Beech, Ken Perlin and Nancy Campy to assist in the production work on the feature film Tron. Notable animation under Larry Elin's direction included the Lightcycle, Recognizer, and Tank sequences. Elin later became executive producer at Kroyer Films, which produced the animation for FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
Larry Elin was most recently an associate professor in the Television, Radio, Film department at the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He taught media business, interactive media, animation and special effects, and introductory storytelling classes. He retired at the end of 2017 after 20 years at the university.
References
External links
American educators
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECwriter | The DECwriter series was a family of computer terminals from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). They were typically used in a fashion similar to a teletype, with a computer output being printed to paper and the user inputting information on the keyboard. In contrast to teletypes, the DECwriters were based on dot matrix printer technology, one of the first examples of such a system to be introduced. Versions lacking a keyboard were also available for use as computer printers, which eventually became the only models as smart terminals became the main way to interact with mainframes and minicomputers in the 1980s.
There were four series of machines, starting with the original DECwriter in 1970, the DECwriter II in 1974, DECwriter III in 1978, and the final DECwriter IV in 1982. The first three were physically similar, large machines mounted on a stand normally positioned above a box of fanfold paper. They differed primarily in speed and the selection of computer interfaces. The IV was significantly different, intended for desktop use and looking more like an IBM Selectric typewriter than a traditional printer. Most models were available without a keyboard for print-only usage, in which case they were later known as DECprinters.
The DECwriters were among DEC's best-selling products, notably the II and III series.
DECwriter
The original DECwriter was introduced in November 1970 at the Fall Joint Computer Conference. Also known by its model number, LA30, it was one of the earliest dot matrix printers to be introduced to market, only months after the seminal Centronics 101 that May at the Spring Joint Computer Conference. At the time, most small computer systems were accessed using surplus or new teletype units, such as the popular ASR-33. The LA30 was intended to be used in the same general fashion (although it lacked any ability to read or output punched tape). As such, its only computer interface was a 30 mA current loop, as used on teletype machines, with the explicit goal of "having been designed to replace the standard Teletype Model 33, 35 and 37 KSR".
The LA30 used a 64-character ASCII-based character set, lacking lower-case characters and printing them in upper-case. It used a 7-pin print head with glyphs in a 5x7 grid. It normally printed 80-column lines on standard inch wide tractor feed paper. It could print up to 30 characters per second (cps), matching the maximum interface speed of 300 bit/s (30 cps, assuming one start and one stop bit). The interface could also run at 110 and 150 bit/s. However, carriage returns required of a second, during which time the host computer had to send data it would know would not be printed, the so-called "fill characters" that were commonly required by printers of the era.
Mechanically, the machine was and came mounted on robust legs that raised the keyboard to standard desk height with the top from the ground. Normally, a box of fanfold paper would be placed below the printer mechanism and feed |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Kova%C4%8D | Mario Kovač may refer to:
Mario Kovač (artist) (born 1975), Croatian theatre and movie director
Mario Kovač (scientist), Croatian computer engineering professor and inventor
Mario Kovač (politician), Croatian politician, see Cabinet of Ivica Račan I |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Kova%C4%8D%20%28scientist%29 | Mario Kovač is a Croatian computer engineering professor and inventor. He is a professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) at the University of Zagreb who specialized in VLSI and was also involved in the creation of the early AMP MP3 player.
Kovač graduated from the aforementioned university faculty in 1988 and obtained a master's degree in 1991. In 1991 he received a VLSI and Computer Architecture Scholarship at the University of South Florida, and he subsequently received the Fulbright Award in 1993. Kovač obtained a doctorate at FER in 1995. He holds for a VLSI circuit structure for implementing the JPEG image compression standard, among others. In 1995 he received the Best Paper Award at the 8th International Conference on VLSI Design.
In 1996, one of Kovač's students, Tomislav Uzelac wrote the AMP MP3 player as his diploma thesis under the tutelage of Kovač. In 1997, American media entrepreneur Brian Litman met Uzelac and they jointly formed a partnership Advanced Multimedia Products (AMP) in order to market the AMP MP3 engine. Shortly after, in 1998, Uzelac introduced Litman to his professor Kovač. They agreed to merge the original Advanced Multimedia Products partnership of Litman/Uzelac into a broader digital media enterprise called PlayMedia Systems. The venture was formed to capitalize on the growing popularity of the core AMP MP3 technology. In particular, AMP began to realize rapid usage due to its usage for the MP3 decoder function in WinAmp which is a portmanteau of Windows + AMP. Kovač became the founding CTO of this firm, whose mandate was to develop digital media technologies.
Between 1998 and 2000 Kovač was the head of the Department of Control and Computer Engineering at FER, and between 2000 and 2002 he was the vice-dean for management.
In 2008, the President of Croatia awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of Ruđer Bošković for special merit in science.
He is a member of the supervisory boards of Croatian agencies/companies CARNET (since 2004), HIT - Croatian Institute of Technology (since 2006), and BICRO (since 2004).
References
External links
Mario Kovač at the official FER web site
Mario Kovač - List of papers - "Croatian scientific bibliography"
Academic staff of the University of Zagreb
21st-century Croatian scientists
Croatian inventors
Croatian engineers
University of South Florida alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb alumni |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRFE | WRFE (89.3 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station in Chesterfield, South Carolina. It broadcasts a Southern Gospel radio format, on a network known as "Joy FM." WRFE is owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. and features programming from Salem Radio Network.
References
External links
Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Radio stations established in 1975
RFE |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebe%20and%20Me | Bebe and Me is the 25th season of Daisy Siete offering produced by Focus Entertainment and GMA Network.
Daisy Siete welcomes back Rochelle Pangilinan to the 25th season of the drama anthology—through Bebe and Me!
Cast and characters
Rochelle Pangilinan as Rochelle Plaza
Joonee Gamboa as Marcelo Plaza
Izzy Trazona as Izzy
Mike Tan as Daniel
Edward George as Edward
Lemuel Pelayo as Lemuel Morados
Bobby Andrews
References
See also
Daisy Siete
GMA Network drama series
2010 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Door%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Door was a two-part celebrity series broadcast on the ITV Network in the United Kingdom and was hosted by Amanda Holden (Wild at Heart) and Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?).
Keith Duffy and Dean Gaffney made it to the final with Duffy winning the show with Gaffney as the runner-up.
Overview
Six celebrities pass through a series of doors and take on a number of tough challenges. The last star standing claims a cash prize for their chosen charity. The show has been compared to classic TV show The Crystal Maze.
Celebrities
Broadcast and reception
The series average, based on overnight ratings was 3.545m, equating to a 15.15% viewing share.
References
2010s British reality television series
2010 British television series debuts
2010 British television series endings
ITV game shows
Television series by ITV Studios
2010s British game shows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfy%20Food | Elfy Food is a British animated mini-series that was produced by Turner Broadcasting for Cartoon Network UK in response to the Choosing Health White Paper published in November 2004. The six 2-minute cartoons featured 5 healthy-eating elves that were on a mission to retrieve magical foods. Its purpose was to promote "the virtues of fresh fruit and vegetables to a pre-teen audience".
Overview
The mini-series, which was created to deflect criticism for screening junk food advertisements and combating childhood obesity, took 18 months to develop at a cost of £250,000. The show was also supported by children's charities including Barnardo's, ChildLine and Mencap, and produced in consultation with Great Ormond Street children's hospital. The series was offered to terrestrial broadcasters including the BBC and Channel 4 for free. During production, Ofcom and the Food Standards Agency were consulted in the hopes that the Department of Health and other government departments would use the cartoon characters in their own healthy eating campaigns. Turner Broadcasting has also that its strategy is to persuade the watchdog, Ofcom, that broadcasters should be allowed to continue advertising what it insists are "legal" sugary and fatty foods if they also promote healthy eating.
For a week in October 2005, Turner Broadcasting broadcast an episode every hour during peak time on Europe in October on three channels: the Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Toonami. The series was also shown in Europe and the US. The animation will also be shown in Europe and the US. Each episode featured a different fruit or vegetable, each of which imbued the elves with different superpowers. The show's motto was "Once we've eaten, we can't be beaten."
Plot
Set in Elf Land, where a community of elves enjoy extraordinarily long and active lives, thanks to super-powers derived from their diet of "Elfy Food". But the ambitious evil dictator called Frank Farter, burns all the crops in a bid to make the elves too weak to fight his takeover plot, but not all hope is lost as the Head of The Elves calls a group of five young elves, Amy, Bippin, Yuri, Sylva and Ezra to go and set out on a quest to find the secret and well-guarded stores of elfy food hidden in the land's most uncharted corners. But with ogres, baddies and evil Frank Farter and his minions hot on their trail, these elflings must find the crops before Frank Farter does.
The name of the real fruits and vegetables in the show change into a name that involves its size, shape, color, and taste.
Apples - Crunch-a-Balls: provides "sportability"
Brussels sprouts - Greenodomes: provides "gas power"
Carrots - Lumo Gooms: provides "night-vision"
Oranges - C Squirters: cures "illness"
Broccoli - Turbo Tips: provides "turbo power"
Peas - Moonbeans: provides "dodgeability"
Pears - Popdrops: provides "super speed"
Characters
Amy: The polite, passionate one of the elves. Her favorite color is pink. She loves everything girly and s |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsraGrid | IsraGrid is Israel's National Infrastructure for Grid and Cloud Computing.
A cooperation between Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment and the Israeli Science Academy led to the establishment of IsraGrid, operating as a project of the National Infrastructures for R&D Forum (TELEM).
The main objective of IsraGrid is to create an infrastructure for R&D taking advantage of Grid and Cloud Computing. IsraGrid is addressing the needs of all R&D entities, including R&D and IT within enterprises, mature and global Hi-Tech companies and start-ups in different stages with a need for technology ramp-up and need to reduce capital and operational expenses. IsraGrid intends to provide Grid and Cloud infrastructure for R&D in the Israeli academy and industry, and enlarge the computing resources and their efficient usage by organizations and institutions.
External links
IsraGrid (official web site)
Telecommunications in Israel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett%20reduction | In modular arithmetic, Barrett reduction is a reduction algorithm introduced in 1986 by P.D. Barrett.
A naive way of computing
would be to use a fast division algorithm. Barrett reduction is an algorithm designed to optimize this operation assuming is constant, and , replacing divisions by multiplications.
Historically, for values , one computed by applying
Barrett reduction to the full product .
Recently, it was shown that the full product is unnecessary if we can perform precomputation on one of the operands.
General idea
We call a function an integer approximation if .
For a modulus and an integer approximation ,
we define as
.
Common choices of are floor, ceiling, and rounding functions.
Generally, Barrett multiplication starts by specifying two integer approximations and computes a reasonably close approximation of as
,
where is a fixed constant, typically a power of 2, chosen so that multiplication and division by can be performed efficiently.
The case was introduced by P.D. Barrett for the floor-function case .
The general case for can be found in NTL.
The integer approximation view and the correspondence between Montgomery multiplication and Barrett multiplication was discovered by Hanno Becker, Vincent Hwang, Matthias J. Kannwischer, Bo-Yin Yang, and Shang-Yi Yang.
Single-word Barrett reduction
Barrett initially considered an integer version of the above algorithm when the values fit into machine words.
We illustrate the idea for the floor-function case with and .
When calculating for unsigned integers, the obvious analog would be to use division by :
func reduce(a uint) uint {
q:= a / n // Division implicitly returns the floor of the result.
return a - q * n
}
However, division can be expensive and, in cryptographic settings, might not be a constant-time instruction on some CPUs, subjecting the operation to a timing attack. Thus Barrett reduction approximates with a value because division by is just a right-shift, and so it is cheap.
In order to calculate the best value for given consider:
For to be an integer, we need to round somehow.
Rounding to the nearest integer will give the best approximation but can result in being larger than , which can cause underflows. Thus is used for unsigned arithmetic.
Thus we can approximate the function above with the following:
func reduce(a uint) uint {
q := (a * m) >> k // ">> k" denotes bitshift by k.
return a - q * n
}
However, since , the value of q in that function can end up being one too small, and thus a is only guaranteed to be within rather than as is generally required. A conditional subtraction will correct this:
func reduce(a uint) uint {
q := (a * m) >> k
a -= q * n
if a >= n {
a -= n
}
return a
}
Single-word Barrett multiplication
Suppose is known.
This allows us to precompute before we receive .
Barrett multiplication computes , approximates the high part of
with
,
and subtracts th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome%20Heckenkamp | Jerome Heckenkamp (October 28, 1979 – March 8, 2016) was an Australian-American computer expert. After completing his education at a young age, he worked as a computer network engineer. He was later convicted of hacking attacks on several prominent corporations and universities.
Early life and education
Heckenkamp was born in the Australian state of New South Wales. His family moved to Pewaukee Wisconsin when he was young. He was homeschooled as a child, and proved to be an exceptionally intelligent student. He taught himself algebra at age 8 and entered the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha at age 14. He later moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he pursued a graduate degree in Computer Science. He had also lectured on computer programming at the University of New Mexico.
Career
The FBI had suspected that Heckenkamp was involved with hacking before he graduated, but did not immediately bring charges against him. After leaving his university, he was employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a computer network engineer. Officials at Los Alamos have stated that he never held a security clearance and did not work with classified information, although Heckenkamp had claimed that he worked in a highly sensitive area. Senator Pete Domenici said of Heckenkamp, "He had the right kind of brain, but he didn't have the right kind of behavior."
Hacking
He was accused of hacking into the networks of multiple corporations, including Qualcomm, Juniper Networks, E-Trade, eBay, Lycos, and others. According to victim testimony, these attacks caused tens of thousands of dollars' damage. In December 1999 a UNIX system administrator at Qualcomm noticed the attacks to computers in their external DMZ and from their externally accessible SSH gateway host, Qualcomm notified the FBI and began to track the attacks through several network hops, several days later they contacted the University of Wisconsin, where the originating attacks had been launched from. During their own investigation, University of Wisconsin system administrators then noticed that the connections had come from a University mail server, then using their own NetFlow logs, they tracked the packets to an IP registered to one of the dorms. Allegedly, the IP responsible for the attacks was assigned to a second computer in Heckenkamp's dorm room. Having previously worked at the university's computer help desk, Heckenkamp had significant knowledge of the university networks. Although law enforcement had requested that they delay action, system administrators hacked into Heckenkamp's computer and gathered further evidence against him, citing the emergency threat to the university network after Heckenkamp gained root access to their servers. Although Heckenkamp challenged the evidence gained through the search of his computer as an invasion of privacy, the legality of the university's actions was upheld on appeal.
Legal battles
Heckenkamp had steadfastly maintained his innocence, claiming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCDH | WCDH (91.5 FM, "Family Life Network") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States, the station is currently owned by Family Life Ministries, Inc. and features programming from Salem Radio Network.
History
In 2013, Family Life Ministries sold the translator, W234AX, to WODE-FM.
References
External links
Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Radio stations established in 2008
2008 establishments in Pennsylvania
CDH |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeraCopy | TeraCopy is a freemium file transfer utility designed as an alternative for the built-in Windows Explorer file transfer feature. Its focus is data integrity, file transfer reliability and the ability to pause or resume file transfers.
Design
TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous copy speeds up file transfer between two physical hard drives. The processes can be paused or resumed.
In case of transfer errors, TeraCopy will try several times; after that, it skips the faulty file and proceeds with the rest of the operation. TeraCopy also shows failed file transfers and allows the user to fix the problem and recopy the problematic files. TeraCopy offers no explanation for skipped files; it simply reports them as "Skipped". It may skip copying for numerous reasons that the user could correct if they were known, such as a too-long file name.
TeraCopy can replace Windows Explorer's copy and move functions. The author asserts that it has full Unicode support.
Licensing
TeraCopy is an example of the freemium licensing model. A basic edition is offered as freeware but may only be used in non-commercial environments. TeraCopy Pro, a shareware version of the utility, adds additional features such as having a list of favorite folders to be used as a copy destination and the ability to modify the copy queue.
Reception
In 2007, Ionut Ilascu from Softpedia.com commended the utility on its ability for its error recovery functionality and concluded "TeraCopy is a lot faster than Windows Explorer on XP is, but only with proper defragmentation. On Vista, it moves a tad slower even if defragmentation of the disk has been performed."
In 2009 Jason Fitzpatrick from Lifehacker praised the usability by stating "It doesn't overwhelm you with a plethora of settings or options" and also called it "just advanced enough." Subsequently, Lifehacker visitors voted TeraCopy by a large margin as the best Windows file copier out of four other contestants.
In a 2010 review, CNET called it a "nifty piece of freeware" and recommended it for all Windows users.
See also
List of file copying software
References
External links
File copy utilities
2007 software
Windows-only shareware
Windows-only freeware
Utilities for Windows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langit%20sa%20Piling%20Mo | (International title: Heaven with You / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gil Tejada Jr., it stars Heart Evangelista and Mark Herras. It premiered on May 31, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing First Time. The series concluded on September 17, 2010 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Bantatay in its timeslot.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Heart Evangelista as Margarita "Marj" Rosales / Marietta Flores
Mark Herras as Rodrigo "Rigo" Hilario III / Thirdy
Supporting cast
JC Tiuseco as Jerry Narciso
Daniel Matsunaga as Xavier Cruz
Katrina Halili as Aurora Ty
Arci Muñoz as Melanie Tecson
Tonton Gutierrez as Stanley Ty
Maritoni Fernandez as Gloria Hilario
Joonee Gamboa as Rodrigo Hilario Sr.
Sylvia Sanchez as Mely Rosales
Jay Aquitania as Felix Flores
Ryza Cenon as Candy / Joy Flores
Marky Lopez as Jay de Guzman
Say Alonzo as Pacita "Cita" Alonzo
Joanne Quintas as Bianca Quimpo
Evelyn Vargas as Evangeline Amparo
Philip Lazaro as Pebbles Manalo
Soliman Cruz as Ador Pinlac
Carlo Gonzales as William Jimenez
Marco Morales as Warren Tuazon
Guest cast
Ricardo Cepeda as Rodrigo "Rod" Hilario Jr.
Sheryl Cruz as Alma Flores
Rey "PJ" Abellana as Juanito Flores
Sheena Halili as Bernadette "Berna" Soriano
Dex Quindoza as King
Stef Prescott as Jenny / fake Joy
Sandy Talag as young Marietta
Miguel Tanfelix as young Thirdy
Ella Guevara as young Aurora
Elijah Magundayao as young Felix
Mikaela Dimaculangan as young Joy
Hansen Nichols as Frank Salas
Jen Rosendahl as Jennifer Salas
Production
Airport scenes were filmed at terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the final episode scored a 9% rating.
References
External links
2010 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings
Aviation television series
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine romance television series
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis%20%28Akinori%20Nakagawa%20album%29 | Oasis is the third studio album from Akinori Nakagawa.
Track listing
External links
Official Discography
JBOOK DATA
2005 albums
Akinori Nakagawa albums |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stav%20Prodromou | Stavro Evangelo "Stav" Prodromou () (born May 30, 1944) is a Palestinian Greek American businessman, and the founder and former chief executive officer of Poqet Computer Corporation. Prodromou has served as CEO of Alien Technology, Peregrine Semiconductor, and Integrated Circuit Systems and Executive Vice President of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.
Early years
Prodromou attended elementary school at the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, then one year of secondary school at St. George School, both in Jerusalem. His family emigrated to the United States in 1956. He attended William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, followed by New Brunswick High School and graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, New Jersey, in 1960.
Education
The College of Engineering at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ was the institution where Prodromou earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1964. He continued his graduate studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now known as Polytechnic Institute of New York University) and earned a Master of Science degree in 1967 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1970, both with system science emphasis. His dissertation was titled "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Almost Sure Sample Stability of Linear Ito Equations."
Career
General Electric (1964–1975)
Immediately following his graduation from Rutgers, Prodromou was employed by General Electric. His 11-year stint with GE began in its Missile & Space Division in Philadelphia and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. He was selected for the Advanced Course in Engineering, a graduate program featuring rotating job assignments. The 3-year program, which was later named the Edison Engineering Development Program was more familiarly known as the ABC Course. Prodromou later was assigned increasing engineering responsibilities with the Aircraft Engine Group in Cincinnati, Information Systems Group in Phoenix, Arizona, and the Transportation Systems Division in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Texas Instruments (1976–1981)
In 1976, Prodromou joined Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, as head of the programmable calculator applications group. He led the development of solid-state software modules for the TI-59 and other programmable calculators. Later, in TI's Consumer Products Group in Lubbock, Texas, he was promoted to general manager for the Educational Products Division, known for its learning aids including the Little Professor, Speak & Spell, Speak & Read and Speak & Math.
Mattel Electronics (1981–1983)
Shortly after Mattel Electronics was spun out of Mattel to commercialize the Intellivision, Prodromou joined the Hawthorne, CA electronic game manufacturer as its senior vice president of worldwide operations with responsibility for research and development, software development, manufacturing and field service. During his tenure, the company developed the Intellivision II and numerous game cartridges (see List of Intel |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLSH | WLSH (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards music format. Licensed to Lansford, Pennsylvania, the station is owned by CC Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from USA Radio Network and Westwood One. WLSH has a daytime power of 5,000 watts, serving portions of seven counties in East Central Pennsylvania including significant portions of the Allentown / Bethlehem market and the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton market. WLSH signed-on December 24, 1952.
Previous logo
References
External links
LSH
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Radio stations established in 1952
1952 establishments in Pennsylvania
LSH
Adult standards radio stations in the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6dermanland%20Runic%20Inscription%2086 | Sö 86 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runic inscription located in Åby, which is about one kilometer north of Ålberga, Södermanland County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Södermanland. The inscription features a depiction of the hammer of the Norse pagan god Thor named Mjöllnir and a facial mask.
Description
This inscription has runic text in the younger futhark within a band that circles an image of Thor's hammer which is supported by two serpents. The inscription is carved on an outcropping of granite and the image is approximately 1.8 meters in height. Above the hammer is a facial mask of a man with a moustache and beard. The face represented by the mask is typically interpreted as being that of Thor due to its proximity to the hammer, although there are some who have suggested that the image represents the face of Christ above a cross. A mask was a motif common on inscriptions and is found on several other surviving runestones in Scandinavia including DR 62 in Sjelle, DR 66 in Århus, DR 81 in Skern, DR 258 in Bösarp, the now-lost DR 286 in Hunnestad, DR 314 in Lund, DR 335 in Västra Strö, Vg 106 in Lassegården, Sö 112 in Kolunda, Sö 167 in Landshammar, Sö 367 in Släbro, Nä 34 in Nasta, U 508 in Gillberga, U 670 in Rölunda, U 678 in Skokloster, U 824 in Holms, U 1034 in Tensta, and U 1150 in Björklinge, and on the Sjellebro Stone. The Sö 86 inscription is numbered among several in Scandinavia that have a dedication to Thor. The image of Thor's hammer was used on several other memorial runestones in Sweden and Denmark, perhaps as a parallel to or a pagan reaction to the use of the cross by Christians. Other surviving runestones depicting Thor's hammer include runestones U 1161 in Altuna, Sö 111 in Stenkvista, Vg 113 in Lärkegapet, Öl 1 in Karlevi, DR 26 in Laeborg, DR 48 in Hanning, DR 120 in Spentrup, and DR 331 in Gårdstånga.
The runic text indicates that Ásmundr and Freybjôrn raised the stone as a memorial their father Herbjôrn. Of the personal names mentioned in the text, Freybjôrn contains the Norse god Freyr as a theophoric name element and means "Freyr Bear." The name Ásmundr means "Devine Hand" and has a first element that refers to the Æsir, the name of the principal group of Norse gods. The names in the text also reflect a common practice of that time in Scandinavia of repeating an element in a parent's name in the names of the children. Here the bjôrn from the father's name, Herbjôrn, is repeated in the name one of the sons, Freybjôrn, to show the family relationship.
Inscription
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
: asmuhtr : auk : fraybiurn * litu kera : meki * siʀun * at * herbiurn * faþur : sin :
Transcription into Old Norse
Ásmundr ok Freybjôrn létu gera merki sírún/sírýn at Herbjôrn, fôður sinn.
Translation in English
Ásmundr and Freybjôrn had the rune-decorated landmark made in memory of Herbjôrn, their father.
References
External links
Photograph of Åby inscription
Maske |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Hits%20%28TV%20programming%20block%29 | Nick Hits was a programming block on Nickelodeon, which aired classic Nicktoons, it replaced Nick at Nite on weekends. The block launched on July 4, 2009 and ended on April 5, 2010. All of the block's programs were added to the lineup of the block that replaced it, Nick at Nite.
Programming
Former
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
As Told by Ginger
The Angry Beavers
CatDog
Hey Arnold!
Invader Zim
KaBlam!
The Ren & Stimpy Show (Brazil only)
Rocket Power
Rocko's Modern Life
Rugrats (except in Brazil)
The Wild Thornberrys
See also
Nick at Nite
NickRewind
Nickelodeon
Latin American cable television networks
Nickelodeon programming blocks
2009 television series debuts
2010 television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic%20Broadcasting%20Network | Republic Broadcasting Network (RBN) is a satellite, shortwave, and Internet radio operation based in the state of Texas. It is run by John Stadtmiller, who advertises it as a "truth radio station" with the motto "Real News, Real Talk, Real People ... Because You CAN Handle The Truth". In 2010, it received publicity in the news after one of its broadcasters was revealed to be a leader in the Guardians of the Free Republics, a Sovereign Citizen-affiliated group that had sent threatening letters to all 50 United States governors. The network has loose ties to the Willis Carto-founded American Free Press newspaper, which was described by political scientist George Michael as "the most important newspaper of the radical right".
Programming
Broadcasters on RBN include founder John Stadtmiller and his National Intel Report, Michael Rivero with the What Really Happened Radio Show, Resurrect the Republic TRUTH Radio Broadcast with Tom Lacovara-Stewart and Bruce Ray Riggs, and more. Weekend programs include names like Spingola Speaks with Deanna Spingola, Gun Owner’s News Hour with Larry Pratt, Govern America with Darren Weeks, and The Common Sense Show with Dave Hodges.
A man who goes by the name "Mike S." has been a producer and board-operator/audio-engineer at the network's headquarters north of Austin in Round Rock, Texas since 2007. He currently mans the control room for the evening shifts, Monday through Friday 3pm-12am CT, including running the board and manning the phones for RBN former owner John Stadtmiller's The National Intel Report (deceased in November 2021). "The National Intel Report" is now manned by various hosts.
Rachel Blevins began her career at RBN before becoming the public face of Russian media outlet RT America.
Guardians of the Free Republics controversy
In 2010, Sam Kennedy, who hosted the Take No Prisoners show on RBN, caused controversy after it was reported that he was a key figure in the Sovereign citizen movement and that he was a leader in the anti-government group Guardians of the Free Republics. The Guardians of the Free Republics had sent letters to the governors of all 50 states urging them to resign immediately, and threatening them with arrest by the "Provost Marshal" if they did not resign from their corporate office and swear out a new oath to the "dejure republic"; this sparked a flurry of coverage in the news media. Two months prior to this incident, Kennedy had sent a mass e-mail to his supporters saying that he would provide a "final remedy to the enslavement at the hands of corporations posing as legitimate government," said that he would "end economic warfare and political terror by March 31, 2010".
John Stadtmiller, who runs RBN, distanced himself from Kennedy, saying he "is the focal point of this, these guardians. He was in the mix in setting this whole thing up, and he's up to his eyeballs in this Restore America project." Stadtmiller also criticized Kennedy's plan, saying "I talked to Kennedy a half |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monilispira%20bandata | Monilispira bandata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Barbados and Guadeloupe.
References
Nowell-Usticke, G. W. "A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated)." To be added to the check list of the marine shells of St. Croix. Published privately 6 (1969).
External links
MNHN: specimen
Gastropods.com: Crassispira bandata
bandata
Gastropods described in 1969 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aksyon%20%28TV%20program%29 | Aksyon () was a Philippine television news broadcasting show aired on TV5. Originally anchored by Paolo Bediones, Cheryl Cosim and Erwin Tulfo, it premiered on April 5, 2010, on the network's evening line up replacing TEN: The Evening News. The show concluded on March 13, 2020. Luchi Cruz-Valdes and Ed Lingao served as the final anchors. It was replaced by Frontline Pilipinas in its timeslot.
Background
The newscast is based on News5's slogan "Higit sa Balita, Aksyon!", which literally means "Beyond the news, Action".
History
As a primetime newscast (2010–2014)
Aksyon premiered on April 5, 2010, at 9:00 PM with Paolo Bediones and Cheryl Cosim as its first anchors. The news program used a touch-screen television called "Aksyon Board". It is the first local newscast to report via Live-Pack in contrast to the OB Vans used by its competitors. There is also a round-up news update called Aksyon Ngayon formerly anchored by Dindo Flora, Cristina Lazo, and former Tambayan 101.9 (now MOR 101.9) DJ Reggie Valdez.
On December 23, 2013, Aksyon, along with other News5 programs, transferred from its former TV5 Studio Complex in Novaliches, Quezon City to a larger TV5 Media Center in Reliance, Mandaluyong.
Expansion (2014–2017)
On July 15, 2016, Cherie Mercado left the newscast after six years with TV5 (from Aksyon Weekend, Aksyon JournalisMO, Pilipinas News, to Aksyon sa Tanghali), after she was appointed as the Press Officer and spokesperson to the newly created Department of Transportation. She, went to a private life with her family after resigning from her post in May the following year. In 2018, she was hired by CNN Philippines (a local franchise of CNN which, ironically, became TV5's former partner in sharing international news content via AksyonTV's defunct CNN Konek) to anchor the late evening edition of Newsroom, replacing Mitzi Borromeo who'll leave the channel to pursue an advance degree in college.
Following her departure, Aksyon was downgraded to single-presenter format by August 1. Cheryl Cosim retained her role to the morning newscast, but she left her co-presenter of Aksyon Tonite Ed Lingao who went solo for a week until Roices Naguit took over Cosim's vacated anchor's chair on the Late Night Edition in the height of the network's coverage to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than two months later, on October 17, the edition's segment anchor Lia Cruz and former Aksyon sa Tanghali segment anchor Marga Vargas are named as new rotating co-anchors to Lingao. The primetime edition however, was spared from these changes and continued to be co-anchored by Valdez and Tulfo during the time.
On March 31, 2017, Erwin Tulfo and News5 management reached an agreement for the former to leave Aksyon Prime, leaving his radio program Punto Asintado the remaining News5 program he hosted on, as well as occasional appearances with his brother Ben Tulfo for Kilos Pronto (a blocktime public-service show produced by Bitag Media for gover |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrinsics | Intrinsics or intrinsic may refer to:
Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, in science and engineering
Intrinsic muscle, in anatomy
Intrinsic function, a function in a programming language that is dealt with specially by a compiler
X Toolkit Intrinsics, a library
Intrinsic factor (biology)
Intrinsic semiconductor (materials science)
Intrinsic equation (geometry)
See also |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogic%20telephony%20cards | Dialogic telephony cards was a line of PC expansion cards developed in 1990s by Dialogic Inc., at the time Media & Signaling Division of Intel Corporation, for computer telephony applications. The cards are currently produced today by Sangoma Technologies Corporation.
The cards were available in ISA, VME, PCI and PCIe bus versions, and were used in PC-based proprietary software solutions for automated telephone systems running on the Wintel platform, including Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP, NT Server/Server 2000/Server 2003, as well as Solaris and Linux.
The cards were produced in analog phone (2 to 24-port RJ-11) and digital ISDN (T1 up to 96 channels, or E1 up to 120 channels, 1 to 4 port RJ-48C or BNC) line configurations depending on usage.
Hardware
The cards contain up to 18 Motorola 56002, Motorola 56321, or Freescale 56303 DSPs and an Intel 960, Intel 486 or ARMv7 host processor. The cards can handle multiple phone calls simultaneously and route them to the intended point of service. There were several versions that could handle from 24 to 192 voice/conferencing channels on digital ISDN interfaces and from two to 32 analog ports (phone lines).
The Dialogic cards are capable of making and answering calls, identifying caller ID, playing back sounds to the caller and recording sounds from the line, and detecting Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signals (touch tones) dialed by the caller. They can also tear down a call and detect when the caller has hung up.
Multiple cards can be connected together for increased processing capabilities using proprietary CTBus connector.
Cisco Systems uses these cards in its Unity product line.
Software
Dialogic System Release 6, proprietary software developed by Dialogic Inc., provided predictive dialing, conferencing and interactive voice response (IVR) services which take calls from clients or customers and route the callers to the appropriate individual or data system. The software was used for automated answering services in AT&T, PG&E, Bank of America and other large corporations. Although often complicated and difficult to navigate, these systems allowed corporations to streamline their telephone service and provide information to customers without the need for human interaction.
Models
2 and 4-port analog, ISA
Proline/2V
D/21D
Dialog/4
D/41D
D/41H
16 and 24-port analog, ISA
D/160SC
MSI/240SC
Digital T1/E1, ISA
D/240SC-T1
D/480SC-2T1
4, 8, 12 and 16-port analog, PCI/PCIe
D/4PCI
D/4PCI
D/41E-PCI
D/41JCT
D/42JCT
D/82JCT
D/120JCT
MSI/80PCI
MSI/160PCI
4-port analog fax, PCI
VFX/41JCT
VFX/PCI
VFX/40ESC
12, 24 and 32-port analog, PCI/PCIe
DI/SI24
DI/SI24
DI/SI32
Digital T1/E1, PCI/PCIe
D/240JCT-T1
D/300PCI-E1
D/480JCT-2T1
DM/V480A-2T1
DM/V480-4T1
D/600JCT-2E1
DM/V600-4E1
DM/V960-4T1
DM/V600BTE
DM/V1200-4E1
DM/V1200BTE
Digital T1 and IP/H.323, PCI
DM/IP481-2T1
References
External links
Dialogic corporate site
Technical information
Telephony |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larn | Larn may refer to:
Larn (video game), a 1986 roguelike computer game
Richard Larn, British author and shipwreck expert
See also
Larne, a town in Northern Ireland |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Jr.%20%28Latin%20American%20TV%20channel%29 | Nick Jr. is a cable television channel in Latin America owned by Paramount Global subsidiary Paramount Networks Americas. The channel is aimed at a preschool audience.
Currently, the Nick Jr. channel features the same programming as the Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon, as well as some shows previously seen on the block, such as Team Umizoomi and Bubble Guppies.
History
The block was first introduced in the fall 1990s and early 2000s as a programming block airing on Nickelodeon’s Latin American channel, on July 1, 2008, Nick Jr. was launched as a channel in the region.
In 2010, Nick Jr. Latin America changed to its current logo.
On September 19, 2023, Nick Jr. delocalised and started to use some assets from EMEAA. This change also replaced end credits with short credits, indicating the show's name, production company and year, similar to the Nickelodeon channels in EMEAA. However, it is still retaining some localization, such as advertisements, localised text on selected trailers, and opt-outs for local programming, such as Os Chocolix in Brazil.
Programming
Current programming
Anna and Friends (since 2022)
Baby Shark's Big Show! (since 2021)
Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! (since 2021)
Blaze and the Monster Machines (since 2015)
Blue's Clues & You! (since 2020)
Bubble Guppies (since 2011)
Deer Squad (since 2021)
Garden Academy (since 2020)
Os Chocolix (Brazil only)
PAW Patrol (since 2013)
Rubble & Crew (since 2023)
Santiago of the Seas (since 2021)
Taina and the Amazon's Guardians (since 2020, Brazil only)
The Adventures of Paddington (since 2020)
Zumbar (since 2021)
Former programming
Abby Hatcher (2019-2022)
Allegra's Window
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (2016-2023)
Bananas in Pyjamas
Becca's Bunch (2018-2019)
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
Blue's Clues (2008–2016)
Blue's Room
Butterbean's Café (2019-2022)
Care Bears: Unlock the Magic (2020-2022)
Corn & Peg (2019-2023)
Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
Digby Dragon
Doggy Day School
Dora the Explorer (2008-2023)
Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2015-2023)
Dougie in Disguise
Eureeka's Castle
Fresh Beat Band of Spies (2016-2018)
Fifi and the Flowertots
Go, Diego! Go! (2008-2023)
Gullah Gullah Island
Kid-E-Cats (2018-2022)
Kiva Can Do!
Little Charmers (2016-2018)
Little Bear
Little Bill
Littlest Pet Shop (2013-2018)
Louie
Max & Ruby
Mutt & Stuff
Nella the Princess Knight (2017–2020)
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
Olive the Ostrich
Peter Rabbit
Rainbow Rangers (2019-2023)
Rugrats (2022)
Regal Academy
Roary the Racing Car
Rupert Bear
Rusty Rivets (2017-2022)
School of Roars (2020-2022)
Shimmer and Shine (2015-2020)
Sunny Day (2017–2020)
Team Umizoomi (2010–2018)
The Beatbuds, Let's Jam! (2021)
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
The Day Henry Met?
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Tickety Toc
Top Wing (2018-2022)
Trulli Tales (2019-2020)
Wanda and the Alien
Wonder Pets!
Zoofari
References
External links
Official website (in Spanish)
Brazilian offi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komi%20Tje | Komi Tje (Ԏ ԏ; italics: Ԏ ԏ) is a letter of the Molodtsov alphabet, a variant of Cyrillic. It was used only in the writing of the Komi language in the 1920s.
Computing codes
See also
Т т : Cyrillic letter Te
Ћ ћ : Cyrillic letter Tshe
Cyrillic characters in Unicode
Komi language
Cyrillic letters
Permic languages |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Barter%20Network | The Barter Network is a commercial trading network of companies in the United States founded in 2006 by Bergenske Enterprises, Inc. of which G. Jason Bergenske, President and CEO owns 100% of the corporation's shares. The Barter Network has grown to over 700 companies. These companies trade among each other using a medium of exchange called a trade dollar.
Operation
Upon joining the TBN network, members agree to accept TBN Trade Dollars, instead of USD legal tender, when they sell to another TBN member. The trade dollars are electronically (via telephone or internet) transferred by the seller from the buyer’s trade dollar account. TBN members also agree to sell their goods and services on par with their cash everyday selling price.
History
The Barter Network originally opened its doors in 2006 in Sanford, Florida just outside Orlando. In November 2007 they outgrew their offices and moved to Winter Park, Florida.
Corporate governance
G. Jason Bergenske, Chief Executive Officer
Growth
Their trade volume for 2006 was $786K
Their trade volume for 2007 was $1.06 million in 2007.
Their trade volume for 2008 was $1.8 million, an increase of 58% over $1.06 million in 2007.
Their trade volume for 2009 was $2.7 million
Their trade volume for 2010 was $4.2 million
Media Interests
NEWS ARTICLE: A bartering boom has hit Central Florida as Orlando-area businesses try to survive in today's economy using The Barter Network system.
ON TELEVISION: A bartering boom has hit Central Florida as Orlando-area businesses try to survive in today's economy using The Barter Network system.
Tax implications
In the United States, it is generally not possible to avoid income taxes by bartering one's services. According to the IRS, "The fair market value of goods and services exchanged must be included in the income of both parties." The barter in many cases must be reported on Form 1099-B and Schedule C.
Industry associations
International Drive Chamber of Commerce.
Central Florida International Chamber of Commerce
World Connect Chamber of Commerce
See also
List of international trade topics
Local currency
Local Exchange Trading System
Natural economy
Private currency
References
External links
The Barter Network
International Reciprocal Trade Association
National Association of Trade Exchanges
Banking in the United States
Banking organizations
Organizations based in Florida
Organizations established in 2006
Winter Park, Florida |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.%20Garlund | Mr. Garlund, also known as The Garlund Touch, is a television drama broadcast on the CBS network in the United States that aired for just six episodes in 1960.
Production
The show premiered on October 7, 1960. The six episodes of the show were broadcast on the CBS network Fridays 9–9:30 PM (EST). The series was suspended for five weeks after its fifth episode, returning on December 23 with a new name, The Garlund Touch. two of the episodes were repeated, in early January 1961, then pulled from the airwaves.
Summary
The show presented the adventures of Frank Garlund (played by veteran TV character actor Charles Quinlivan), a mysterious young financial wizard, whose only confidants were his Asian half-brother Kam Chang, and his foster-father Po Chang. Stories revolved around "Garlund's rise in the world of international business and intrigue", and the profound effect Garlund had on people's lives.
Cast
Charles Quinlivan as Frank Garlund
Philip Ahn (whose later credits would include Master Kan in the TV series Kung Fu) as Po Chang
Kam Tong (temporarily away from his recurring role as Kim Chan/Hey Boy on the concurrent TV series Have Gun, Will Travel) as Kam Chang
Episode list
Episode 1 (Pilot) Original Air Date: October 7, 1960
Frank testifies against a racketeer.
Episode 2: The Towers Original Air Date: October 14, 1960
Frank becomes the owner of two worthless towers due to a settlement in a will.
Episode 3: ? Original Air Date: October 21, 1960
Frank is accused of ordering the murder of a newspaper publisher.
Episode 4: The X-27 Original Air Date: October 28, 1960
The relationship between Frank and a test pilot's widow (Lisa Gaye) may have caused the release of an unstable aircraft.
Episode 5: ? Original Air Date: November 4, 1960
Not shown in New York City - instead, "Presidential Countdown" is listed in the New York Times at 9:30 for channel 2 between Route 66 and Twilight Zone
Episode 6: To Double, Double Vamp Original Air Date: December 23, 1960
William Campbell guest-starred.
Reception
"This quirky light-hearted series from Paramount TV failed to catch on."
References
External links
Mr. Garlund entry in the IMDB website
1960 American television series debuts
1960 American television series endings
CBS original programming
1960s American drama television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptodaphne%20gradata | Cryptodaphne gradata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10½ mm, its diameter 4¼ mm.
(Original description) The white, fusiform shell is gradate and moderately strong. It contains 8 whorls (the uppermost broken), of which 2 form a reddish-brown protoconch, with convex whorls (their number probably will have been 4 of which 2 are wanting). The whorls are sculptured by curved riblets, crossed by oblique finer ones in the lower part, which is consequently finely reticulated. The subsequent whorls are convex, angular, gradate by a conspicuous excavation of the upper part, the lower part perpendicular. The spirals consist of a keel and a few, rather strong, slightly flattened lirae on the lower part, 4 in number on penultimate whorl and 2 narrow ones at the base of excavation, just above the keel The body whorl shows numerous stronger, flat lirae, eventually divided by a very fine groove, and some intermediate ones. The axial sculpture consists of numerous fine growth striae and curved riblets in the upper part of the excavation, less pronounced on the body whorl, not quite extending to the keel. The body whorl is convex, regularly attenuated towards the rather long siphonal canal. The aperture is elongate, angular above, ending in a long, gutterlike siphonal canal below. The peristome is broken, probably with a moderately wide, shallow sinus. The columellar margin is concave, with a rather strong layer of enamel along the siphonal canal.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Halmahera Sea, East Indonesia
References
External links
Gastropods.com: Cryptodaphne gradata
Sysoev, A.V. (1996b) Deep-sea conoidean gastropods collected by the John Murray Expedition, 1933–34. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum of London, Zoology, 62, 1–30. page(s): 22
gradata
Gastropods described in 1913 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermia%20albicaudata | Kermia albicaudata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1½ mm.
The oval shell is acuminate. The contrast of colour, the chief portion of the shell being a rich brown, with the protoconch and lower part of the body whorl white, is very remarkable. The shell contains in total seven whorls. The 2 - 3 whorls in the protoconch are finely reticulate. The other whorls are convex. The suture is not very impressed. The reticulate sculpture consists of about 12 longitudinal ribs and 3 - 4 spiral lirae that form small, glossy nodules with the ribs. The body whorl shows 12 spiral lirae of which the lower six show a granular white colour. The aperture measures slightly less than half the length of the shell. The outer lip is very thick and denticulate within with 4 - 5 teeth. The sinus is not very deep and located near the suture. The siphonal canal is short.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Persian Gulf.
References
External links
Kazmi, Quddusi B., M. Moazzam, and Razia Sultana. "Marine Molluscan fauna Of the Pakistani coastal waters."
albicaudata
Gastropods described in 1882 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams%20in%20Novi%20Sad | The Novi Sad tram system was a tram system in Novi Sad, Serbia. It was in operation between 30 September 1911 until some time in 1958.
There are plans to build a new network with estimated completion by 2030.
Origins and Demise
As Novi Sad developed, the need for mass transit grew. In 1868 the first plans for transporting people in chariots was presented. As the time went on and the city grew in size, the idea of building a tram based public transport system began to take form. Local electric power plant started delivering electricity in 1910. This was one of the requirements for the development of the electric tram. The first trams started to run the following year. Initially there were 19 tram cars in the system, most of which were produced by the Ganz factory in Budapest. A couple of the cars were made in Germany. Later on, three more cars from the city of Slavonski Brod were obtained. The track was .
The city continued expanding as it became the center of the Danube Banovina. In 1930 the city bought three buses, which started competing for the passengers with the tram system. The bombing of a power-plant during the World War II, in 1944, knocked the tram service out of operation. The tram service was reinstated on 25 May 1945.
The trams continued to run until 1958, when they were replaced by buses. Gradually, the tracks and power distribution installation were dismantled and removed.
A historical tram of series 50 - 52 has been preserved and is numbered as 13 now. Retro cafe Trčika at the corner of Kralja Aleksandra Street and Mihajla Pupina Bulevard near Menratova Palata house looks little bit like an old tram, but except for the bogies, nothing comes from a rail vehicle.
Lines
There were two lines in the system.
Line One, the White Line, ran from the Futoška Kapija (Gate) to the Temerin Street. This route ran through the Temerin Street, passing by the Vladičanski Dvor, through the city center, towards the Jodna banja to the city hospital where was its terminus. This area was the boundary of the urbanised part of the city at the time. An additional line, the Blue Line, ran along this route. It ran from Kupatila to Čenej.
Line Two, the Green Line, ran from the former location of the railway station (now a local green market, Limanska pijaca) to the end of the Dunavska Street, which is in the vicinity of the bank of the river Danube.
Reintroduction
In 2011, Novi Sad municipality unveiled plans to reintroduce a tram network. The idea first appeared in 1991. According to the feasibility study conducted in 2011, the network should be made of 5 lines, overlapping each other. The lines would total 92.5 km of length, with 47 stations and one depot.
The first phase was estimated to cost €80 million. This would include the procurement of 25 trams (€65 million) and the construction of 25.5 km of track (€15 million). Phase one of the construction should stretch from terminal "Zapad" (West) to terminal "Liman IV", passing by the city centre. T |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirt%20E.%20Dutch | Eric Bassriel, better known as Dirt E. Dutch, is an American hip hop artist from Danbury, Connecticut. He is a host and producer for IndieFeed, one of the first podcast networks on iTunes. As a music producer, he released his first LP with New York rapper Breez Evahflowin in 2008 entitled Troublemakers, which reached as #2 on the CMJ hip hop music charts. In addition to releasing three albums with Breez Evahflowin, he has released two of full-length albums on his own, Hit The Dutchman (2010), and Bars Magica (2011). He has also contributed to a number of releases by others, including Mega Ran, Cavalier, Vast Aire, Emskee of the Good People, PremRock and Willie Green, and Infinito 2017. Dirt E. Dutch was a major contributor to the Audiowear Project by Elasticbrand, a series of jewelry inspired by musical instruments used to make a hip hop album. He was mastering engineer on the project and produced two songs for the album, which among other museums worldwide, was a feature display at the New York Museum of Art and Design. He is a contributing producer on the late 2021 album Live 95 by Mega Ran, which charted as high as #6 under "Current R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" and "Top New Artist Albums" on the on Billboard Charts.
As a host, producer and director for IndieFeed, his hip hop show achieved over 25 million Nielsen Media Research verified downloads, and more than 750 five-star ratings and reviews in the iTunes Store. His show maintained a steady ranking in the daily top audio podcasts list in the iTunes podcast directory. In 2010, Mashable named IndieFeed one of "7 Essential Podcasts You Should Add To Your Playlist". In 2008, IndieFeed received a "Best of iTunes" award. In 2007, IndieFeed was the in-store music used in Guitar Center retail outlets across America. In 2006, IndieFeed was selected as one of eight "Best Online Picks" by Business Week magazine. Up to November 2010, IndieFeed Networks has achieved over 100 million Nielsen Media Research verified downloads.
Credits
February 15, 2008 Troublemakers LP, Breez Evahflowin and Dirt E. Dutch (producer, lyricist, engineer)
October 28, 2008 Remixes, Releases Robots! LP, Breez Evahflowin and Dirt E. Dutch (producer, lyricist, engineer)
May 6, 2008 Journey Towards the Sun LP, Rising Sun Quest (contributing producer, engineer)
January 21, 2009 Hardly Seen Rarely Heard LP, Emskee of the Good People (lyricist)
March 31, 2009 The Unearthed Past: A Collection of Underground Hip Hop Vol. 1 Breez Evahflowin (engineer)
April 7, 2009 Untitled Is Hard Enough EP, The Protege of Phenetiks (engineer)
November 3, 2009 The Sharing Is Caring EP, Deto 22 and Sketch tha Cataclysm (engineer)
November 19, 2009 Hydrostatic Equilibrium EP, Rising Sun Quest (engineer)
December 15, 2009 Apples and Sunshine LP, Workforce (producer, lyricist, engineer)
January 5, 2010 First Words: Earn Everything LP, Pruven (contributing producer)
April 6, 2010 Disrupting Nature's Balance LP, Expertiz (contributing producer, engineer |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophiotoma%20brevicaudata | Lophiotoma brevicaudata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 24 mm.
The shell is concavely shouldered, forming a somewhat multispiral spire, sharply ridged throughout. The two ridges form the shoulder more prominent ; yellowish to brownish. The ridges are dark chestnut.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Australia and the Philippines.
References
Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1853. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(Parts I-VIII) pp. 1-256, pls 1-32
Macandrew, R. 1870. Report on the testaceous Mollusca obtained during a dredging excursion in the Gulf of Suez in the months of February and March 1869. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 6: 429-450
Brazier, J. 1876. A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert expedition, with the description of the new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 151–162
External links
Reeve, L. A. (1843-1846). Monograph of the genus Pleurotoma. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals
Puillandre N., Fedosov A.E., Zaharias P., Aznar-Cormano L. & Kantor Y.I. (2017). A quest for the lost types of Lophiotoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae): integrative taxonomy in a nomenclatural mess. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181: 243-271
brevicaudata |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilsbryspira%20albinodata | Pilsbryspira albinodata, common name the white-noded turret is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 23 mm.
Distribution
This ùarine species occurs off Southeast Florida, USA; off the West Indies; in the Pacific Ocean off Panama to Nicaragua
References
External links
Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira albinodata
albinodata
Gastropods described in 1846 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilsbryspira%20nodata | Pilsbryspira nodata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell attains 13 mm.
Distribution
P. nodata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Venezuela.
References
Smith E.A. (1882). Diagnoses of new species of Pleurotomidae in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 5, 10: 206-218
External links
Adams, C. B. 1850. Description of supposed new species of marine shells which inhabit Jamaica. Contributions to Conchology, 4: 56-68, 109-123
Gastropods.com: Pilsbryspira nodata
Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
nodata
Gastropods described in 1850
Taxa named by Charles Baker Adams |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn%20Notice%20%28season%204%29 | The fourth season of the American television spy drama Burn Notice premiered on June 3, 2010 on the cable television channel USA Network. Coby Bell joined the main cast as Jesse Porter, a counter-intelligence agent Michael unwittingly burns.
Season overview
As the fourth season opens, Michael sits alone in a well-furnished room, where he meets his new handler, Vaughn (Robert Wisdom). Vaughn attempts to lure Michael into the organization by attempting to befriend him, and tells Michael the organization is now on the hunt for a terrorist mastermind. Michael agrees to work with Vaughn on the condition Vaughn does not interfere or question his methods. Vaughn agrees, but as they begin their search, Michael is duped into burning another domestic spy, a counter-intelligence agent named Jesse Porter (Coby Bell). Jesse, unaware of who burned him, seeks out Michael for assistance. Michael brings Jesse into his team to restore Jesse to his previous position but soon learns he plans to kill whoever burned him.
The trail of the terrorist mastermind leads back to Simon (Garret Dillahunt), who informs Michael that a powerful international telecommunications businessman, John Barrett (Robert Patrick), has what Michael needs to dismantle the organization. Simon gives Michael a tape proving Vaughn helped burn him, and a bible that can be used to decode an as-yet-unknown document. Using the bible as bait, Michael lures Barrett to Miami to discuss what it decodes. At the same time Barrett arrives in Miami, Jesse learns it was Michael who burned him. Michael goes ahead with the meeting, unsure of Jesse's willingness to come to his aid.
In the mid-season finale, Barrett reveals that the bible decodes a non-official cover (NOC) list naming the members of the organization. Vaughn, however, spoils Michael's plan by showing up with guns blazing at the meeting. Thanks to some timely but painful assistance from Jesse (shooting Michael through the shoulder to free him from a chokehold), Michael and Barrett flee the scene and crash, and Michael is seen bleeding as someone wearing military boots takes the briefcase containing the bible. Barrett is killed in the crash.
As it turns out, Fiona and Sam had determined that the mystery man was one of Barrett's men named Sweeney. Sweeney had a hidden agenda and attempted to use an outside source to decode the bible. However, Jesse and Michael find Sweeney dead and Sweeney's partner/killer on the run. The four track him through to the Dominican Republic and take back the list, which is stored on a thumb drive and already decoded by Sweeney's partner. Afterward, they ponder the possibilities of how to properly flush out those whose names are on the list.
After much consideration, Michael decides to hand the list to Marv (Richard Kind), Jesse's old handler whom Jesse trusts fully. Despite much difficulty in convincing Marv, they finally meet to hand over the list, but the plan unravels when Michael's old nemesis Tyler Brennen |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavus%20cygneus | Clavus cygnea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. This species is mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database as Clavus cygneus
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 7 mm.
A pure white, shining, massive little shell with a fusiform shape and 6 - 7 whorls. It shows uniform straight longitudinal ribs. The surface is nearly smooth and shining. The ribs of the last three whorls are continuous, and about eight in number. The aperture is ovate. The siphonal canal is short.
Distribution
This species is found in the demersal zone of tropical waters off Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.
References
External links
Brazier, J. 1876. A list of the Pleurotomidae collected during the Chevert expedition, with the description of the new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 151–162
Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213–359, pls 42-56
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
cygnea
Gastropods described in 1897 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drillia%20albomaculata | Drillia albomaculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
The database Gastropods.com states that this species is a synonym of Pilsbryspira zebroides (Weinkauff, H.C., 1884)
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea, off Jamaica.
References
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
albomaculata
Gastropods described in 1845 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drillia%20pyramidata | Drillia pyramidata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.
Description
The shell is cerithiiform, strongly corded on the periphery, smooth above it, except a narrow granulated sutural band, below with oblique slight, ribs and revolving striae. The color of the shell is chocolate, the peripheral and sutural nodes whitish. The interior of the aperture is chocolate, with a white band. The length of the shell is 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Senegal, Angola)
References
Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1–1295
External links
MNHN, Paris: Drillia pyramidata
pyramidata
Gastropods described in 1840 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal%20Prewitt | Harold D. Prewitt, Jr (Hal) (born October 1, 1954, in Hutchinson, Kansas) is an artist, photographer, race car driver, businessperson, inventor of personal computer products and early pioneer in the personal computer revolution. He resides in South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida).
Prewitt's art career started over fifty years ago as a teenager creating and selling his works then expanded to developing computer technology and racing. He has produced art in a wide array of genres and mediums, including oils, acrylics, pencil drawings and photography. His works are displayed in many public and private venues, seen in movies such as Steven Soderbergh's Mosaic on HBO, and found in videos, advertisements and high-end restaurants, and are available from a limited number of galleries. By 2017, it was reported Prewitt had in excess of 800 collectors and sold more than two million dollars of his works.
Prewitt competed in professional and occasionally amateur motorsport road races and has driven in nearly 200 endurance racing or sprint races worldwide. He was the No. 1 American and finished 4th of 819 international drivers from 58 countries in the 2015 International Endurance Series Championship. He has been a competitor in IMSA, Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and at international FIA races including 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours Nürburgring, Dubai 24 Hour, 24 Hours of Barcelona and Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour.
In the 1970s and 1980s he was one of the early creators of personal computer products, developing popular software and hardware while helping build a new industry. He provided consulting services to IBM and is credited with inventing hard disk drives and world's first local area network (LAN) for their first portable computer, the IBM 5100, and their first desktop computer the IBM 5120.
He created the technology and trademarked Hotplug the computer's industries standard method of replacing computer system components without the need for stopping or shutting down key parts such as disk drives, disk controller or host adapter and power supplies. Prewitt's first patent details were disclosed in 1987 in USA and Europe related to development of the technology however the filings were not completed. The trademark was issued by the USPTO and other countries in 1992 under "Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products Trademarks".
Another trademark Prewitt created in the late 70's and registered in the 80's was "CORE" and used to identify computers and related products. In 2006, after Prewitt's company was sold and the registration use was discontinued, this trademark was adopted by Intel to market their computer processors.
Skilled in computer programming and engineering, Prewitt founded and managed a number of technology firms. The largest and best known was Core International, a developer of disk array, computer data storage and backup products. Core created and in 1990 marketed the world's first disk drives, disk controller or |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basahang%20Ginto | (International title: Golden Heart / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a Philippine comic book by Mars Ravelo and the 1952 Philippine film of the same title, the series is the twentieth instalment of Sine Novela. Directed by Joel Lamangan, it stars Carla Abellana and Geoff Eigenmann. It premiered on May 24, 2010 on the network's Dramarama sa Hapon line up replacing Ina, Kasusuklaman Ba Kita?. The series concluded on September 24, 2010 with a total of 90 episodes.
Cast and characters
Lead cast
Geoff Eigenmann as Danny Vergara
Carla Abellana as Orang Dimarucot / Laura Leyva
Supporting cast
Jackie Lou Blanco as Elaine Vergara
Rita Avila as Ising Dimarucot
Tony Mabesa as Cecilo Cortez
Bearwin Meily as Manoro Dimarucot Sr.
Jim Pebangco as Godofredo "Godo" Pandol
Samantha Lopez as Lilian Gonzaga
Kevin Santos as Rocky Vergara
Vaness del Moral as Sylvia Villarama
Eunice Lagusad as Angela "Gilay" Dimarucot
Byron Ortile as Manoro "Michael" Dimarucot Jr.
Celia Rodriguez as Marina Vergara
Recurring cast
Aiko Melendez as Rosenda Montecillo
Polo Ravales as Anton
Dominic Roco as Aris
Jhoana Marie Tan as Deedee Gonzaga
Kaye Alipio as Nikki
Sophia Halabi as Rachel
Neofytos Kyriakou as Yego
Afi Africa as Bebot
Ruby Ruiz as Agta
Lucho Ayala as Benjie
Ma. Rosario Bustamante as Amy
Marie Dionne de Guzman as Susan
Gracie Henson as Sarah
Anna Vicente as the mean girl
Michelle Vito as the mean girl
Guest cast
Toby Alejar as Wilmar Vergara
Princess Freking as young Orang
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of earned a 13.1% rating. While the final episode scored a 7.2% rating in Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings.
References
External links
2010 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network drama series
Philippine television series based on films
Television shows based on comics
Television shows set in the Philippines |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor%20%28programming%20language%29 | The Actor programming language was invented by Charles Duff of The Whitewater Group in 1988. It was an offshoot of some object-oriented extensions to the Forth language he had been working on.
Actor is a pure object-oriented language in the style of Smalltalk. Like Smalltalk, everything is an object, including small integers. A Baker semi-space garbage collector is used, along with (in memory-constrained Windows 2.1 days) a software virtual memory system that swaps objects. A token threaded interpreter, written in 16-bit x86 assembly language, executes compiled code.
Actor only was released for Microsoft Windows 2.1 and 3.0. Actor used a pure object-oriented framework over native operating system calls as its basic GUI architecture. This allows an Actor application to look and feel exactly like a Windows application written in C, but with all the advantages of an interactive Smalltalk-like development environment. Both a downside and upside to this architecture is a tight coupling to the Windows architecture, with a thin abstraction layer into objects. This allows direct use of the rich Windows OS API, but also makes it nearly impossible to support any other OS without a significant rewrite of the application framework.
A demo of Actor was shown in an episode of Computer Chronicles.
Further reading
References
Smalltalk programming language family
Object-oriented programming languages
Programming tools for Windows |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datana | Datana is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
Datana ministra (Drury, 1773)
Datana angusii Grote & Robinson, 1866
Datana drexelii H. Edwards, 1884
Datana major Grote & Robinson, 1866
Datana contracta Walker, 1855
Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, 1866
Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
Datana robusta Strecker, 1878
Datana modesta Beutenmüller, 1890
Datana ranaeceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
Datana diffidens Dyar, 1917
Datana neomexicana Doll, 1911
Datana chiriquensis Dyar, 1895
References
Notodontidae |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadata | Nadata is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
Nadata gibbosa (J. E. Smith, 1797)
Nadata oregonensis Butler, 1881
References
Notodontidae |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Centre%20for%20Parliamentary%20Research%20and%20Documentation | The European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) is a parliamentary network which was founded in 1977.
Aims
The Centre aims to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences between the administrations of parliaments in Europe.
Sharing successful practical experiences helps to intensify existing cooperation between parliaments in all areas of parliamentary business, including administration, legislation, information, research, and documentation. The Centre collects and distributes studies which are produced by the parliamentary services. It also cooperates with other European networks, e.g. IPEX or TAIEX.
Members
A parliamentary assembly can only become a member of ECPRD if it is already a member of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments.
The centre is composed of the following members (as at June 2016):
European Parliament
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
and the following parliamentary chambers of Member States of the European Union and the Council of Europe:
Albania (Assembly of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë))
Andorra (Consell General)
Armenia (National Assembly)
Austria (National Council (Nationalrat) and Federal Council (Bundesrat))
Azerbaijan (National Assembly (Milli Məclis))
Belgium (Chamber of People's Representatives (Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer) and Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat))
Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of Representatives ('Представнички Дом / Predstavnički Dom) and House of Peoples (Dom Naroda))
Bulgaria (National Assembly (Народно събрание Narodno sabranie))
Croatia (Croatian Assembly (Hrvatski sabor))
Cyprus (House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi))
Czech Republic (Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) and Senate (Senát))
Denmark (Parliament (Folketing))
Estonia (Parliament (Riigikogu))
Finland (Parliament (Eduskunta))
France (National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) and Senate (Sénat))
Georgia (Parliament of Georgia (საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti))
Germany (Federal Diet (Bundestag) and Federal Council (Bundesrat))
Greece (Hellenic Parliament (Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon))
Hungary (National Assembly (Országgyűlés))
Iceland (Assembly of All (Alþingi))
Ireland (Dáil Éireann (Chamber of Deputies of Ireland) and Senate of Ireland (Seanad Éireann))
Italy (Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) and Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica))
Latvia (Parliament (Saeima))
Liechtenstein (Diet (Landtag))
Lithuania (Parliament (Seimas))
Luxembourg (Chamber of Deputies (Châmber vun Députéirten))
Malta (House of Representatives (Il-Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti))
Moldova (Parliament (Parlamentul))
Monaco (National Council (Conseil National))
Montenegro (Assembly (Skupština / Скупштина))
Netherlands (House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber) and Senate (Eerste Kamer, First Chamber))
North Macedonia (Assembly (Собрани |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy%20Farm | Happy Farm was a social network game and massively multiplayer online game based on farm management simulation. It was played predominantly by users in Mainland China and Taiwan, and was the most popular in terms of players; At the height of its popularity, there were 23 million daily active users, logging on to the game at least every 24 hours.
Happy Farm was developed by Chinese social game developer 5 Minutes. Its development was complete in May 2008, testing was complete in July the same year, and the game was released in late 2008. It allows players to grow crops, trade with others, sell produce, and steal from neighbors. The game was influenced by the Japanese RPG series Story of Seasons.
Happy Farm was discontinued as of September 25, 2017.
Reception
At the height of its popularity, there were 23 million daily active users, logging on to the game at least every 24 hours. Approximately 15 million urban white-collar workers were estimated to have spent more than five hours a day on Happy Farm. Because of its popularity, the game's host, Tencent QQ, capped the number of new players per day at 2 million.
A number of later games have used similar game mechanics, such as Sunshine Farm, Happy Farmer, Happy Fishpond, and Happy Pig Farm. Happy Farm went on to inspire many more farming social network games, including FarmVille, Farm Town, Country Story, Barn Buddy, Sunshine Ranch, and Happy Harvest, as well as parodies such as Jungle Extreme and Farm Villain. Wired included Happy Farm in its list of "The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade" at #14, for its major influence on social network gaming, particularly for having "inspired a dozen Facebook clones," the largest being Zynga's FarmVille. In 2009, Harvest Moon developers Marvelous Entertainment eventually released their own farming social network game, Bokujo Monogatari, for the Japanese site Mixi.
See also
FarmVille
Story of Seasons series
List of massively multiplayer online games
References
2008 video games
Farming video games
MacOS games
Massively multiplayer online games
Social casual games
Video games developed in China
Video games with isometric graphics
Windows games
Casual games |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9%20Cartoon | 9 Cartoon () also known as Modernine Cartoon (โมเดิร์นไนน์การ์ตูน) is a Thai cartoon programming block on air: Saturday to Sunday 7.00AM - 9.00AM (formerly on air 08.30AM - 10.30AM to August 2003, and 08.00AM - 10.00AM) in television MCOT HD. The first cartoon on air by Tiger Mask in 1981. The show's formerly as children's television was hosted by Nirun Boonyarattaphan from 1980 to 2003, and reformatted in 2015 was hosted by Pat Chonnaphantharak (Patto) and Kitiphat Pimkasemsophon until 2021.
Current Programming
Programming
References
External links
mcot.net/moderninecartoon
modernine.mcot.net/cartoon
Thai television shows
1980s Thai television series
1980 Thai television series debuts
MCOT HD original programming |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polsat%20Comedy%20Central%20Extra | Polsat Comedy Central Extra is a Polish channel focusing on comedy owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. It was launched on 29 April 2010 as a programming block on VH1 Poland. On 14 January 2011, VH1 Poland was rebranded as Comedy Central Family.
On 24 April 2012, VH1 Poland was relaunched, replacing VH1 Europe in Poland.
On 12 June 2012, Comedy Central Family started broadcasting in 16:9 picture format.
On 3 March 2020, the channel was rebranded into Polsat Comedy Central Extra. Comedy Central Family is now only available in Hungary.
Programming
Current Programming
'Allo 'Allo!
Comedy Club
I kto tu rządzi?
Keeping Up Appearances
Ministerstwo śmiechu
Mr. Bean
Najzabawniejsze reklamy świata!
Piękni i bezrobotni
Tatuśkowie
The Lousy World
Twarzą w twarz
Two and a Half Men
Former Programming
2 Broke Girls
According to Jim
And Who's in Charge Here?
Blok Ekipa
The Chairman's Ear
The Cosby Show
Daleko od noszy
Dharma & Greg
Drunk History
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends
The Goldbergs
Graczykowie
The King of Queens
Malcolm in the Middle
The Middle
Mike and Molly
Mom
My Family
My Wife and Kids
Niania
Rick and Morty
Rodzina zastępcza
Roseanne
South Park
The Lousy World
What I Like About You (TV series)
Włatcy móch
Notes
References
External links
Comedy Central Family Poland official site
Comedy Central
Television channels in Poland
Television channels and stations established in 2011 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirun%20Boonyarattaphan | Nirun Boonyarattaphan (; ) also known as Natoi Senbei (; Natoi Sembe) is a Thai voice actor and television host.
He has been a regular voice actor for an anime programming block "9 Cartoon", he also appeared as children's TV presenter for 9 Cartoon during the 1980s and 2000s. Nirun got his nickname in voice acting industry from the character "Norimaki Senbei" from Dr. Slump, the role which made him famous amongst young cartoon fans as Natoi Senbe. (The term 'Na' in Thai means 'a younger sibling of mother' while 'Toi' is his real nickname.)
Filmography
Voice over roles
Anime
Doraemon - Goda Takeshi
Dr. Slump - Senbei Norimaki
Tōshō Daimos - Kazuya Ryūzaki
Cobra - Cobra
Dragon Quest Dai's Great Adventure - Pop, Baran
Fist of the North Star - Kenshiro, Juda
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Pegasus Tenma, Pisces Albafica
Ghost Sweeper Mikami - Tadao Yokoshima
Yu Yu Hakusho - Urameshi Yūsuke, Seiryu, Suzuki, Elder Toguro, Karasu, Itsuki
City Hunter - Saeba Ryo
Kinnikuman - Kinniku Suguru
Dream Soldier Wingman - Hirono Kenta
Pokémon - Takeshi
Revolutionary Girl Utena - Kyouichi Saionji, Akio Ohtori
Sailor Moon - Mamoru Chiba
Magic Knight Rayearth - Zagato, Lantis
Beyblade V-Force - Hiwatari Kai
Zatch Bell! - Kiyo Takamine
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! - Takashi Mitsuhashi
Inuyasha - Inuyasha
Mirmo! - Setsu Yuki
Slamdunk - Sakuragi Hanamichi, Maki Shinichi
Hunter X Hunter - Leorio
Gundam Wing - Heero Yuu
Dragon Ball Z - Goku, Freeza
Saint Seiya - Pegasus Seiya
Saint Seiya: Chapter Hades - Pegasus Seiya, Taurus Aldebaran
Digimon Savers - Daimon Masaru
The Law of Ueki - Ueki Kosuke
Tokyo Mew Mew - Masaya Aoyama
Tokyo Babylon - Subaru Sumeragi
The Prince of Tennis - Tezuka Kunimitsu
Yaiba - Musashi Miyamoto, Takeshi Onimaru, Gekko
Detective Conan - Kudo Shinichi, Mouri Kogoro (since season 2)
Inazuma Eleven - Shuya Goenji, Heigoro Kabeyama
Ranma ½ (Modernine TV dub) - Saotome Ranma
Pygmalio - Aznus
RG Veda - Yasha-ō
Shōnen Onmyōji - Abe no Seimei
Idaten Jump - Koei
Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV - The Detective Story - Ken Shimura
Ronin Warriors (Channel 5) - Ryo Sanada, Sage Date
Perman - Birdman
Tokusatsu dubbing
Dai Sentai Goggle-V - Ken'ichi Akama/Goggle Red, Kanpei Kuroda/Goggle Black
Chōjin Sentai Jetman - Ryū Tendō/Red Hawk
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger - Geki/Tyranno Ranger
Gosei Sentai Dairanger - Ryō of the Heavenly Fire Star/Ryu Ranger
Ultraman Taro - Kotarou Higashi, Tadao Nanbara
Kamen Rider Agito - Makoto Hikawa/Kamen Rider G3, Kaoru Kino/Another Agito
Kidou Keiji Jiban - Naoto Tamura/Jiban
Tokkei Winspector - Ryōma Kagawa/Fire
Seiun Kamen Machineman - Ken Takase/Nick/Machineman
Other dubbing
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy - Elrond (Hugo Weaving)
Shaun of the Dead - Shaun (Simon Pegg)
Paddle Pop Ad.
McDonald's Happy Meal Ad.
Colleen Coloured Pencils Ad.
Film
Jon Kub Daeng (จ้อนกับแดง) (1990)
Just Kids (ลูกตลกตกไม่ไกลต้น) (2006)
References
1955 births
Living people
Nirun Boonyarattaphan
Nirun Boo |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felsenstein | Felsenstein may refer to:
Johannes Felsenstein (1944–2017), opera director
Joseph Felsenstein (born 1942), phylogeneticist
Felsenstein's tree pruning algorithm
Lee Felsenstein (born 1945), computer engineer
Walter Felsenstein (1901–1975), theater and opera director |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netia | Netia is a telecommunications company which owns the second-largest fixed-line cable television and broadband network in Poland. The company was founded in 1990 and the following year was awarded its first concession to provide local telecommunications services in the city of Piła. Three years later, the company built and opened its own first network in the city of Świdnik. The company reached 100,000 subscribers in 1998, acquired its current name in April 1999 and was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2000.
In the 2000s and early-2010s, Netia expanded through its numerous acquisitions of many regional cable television operators and telecommunications companies, such as the LMDS operator in 2006, Tele2's Polish operations in 2008 and in 2011.
In 2006, Novator Partners, a private equity investment firm domiciled in the United Kingdom and owned by Icelandic entrepreneur Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, acquired a large stake in Netia. In 2007, Netia and Novator announced that they were going to build a 4th mobile network in Poland.
In 2009, Novator sold its 30.3% stake in the company to financial investors in 28 transactions amounting to 590 million zlotys ($164 million). In 2015, Polish billionaire bought an additional 7.8 percent of the company from MCI Management for 158 million zlotys ($42 million), raising his stake to 33.7 percent and making him Netia's largest shareholder. In 2018, Jakubas sold his entire share to Cyfrowy Polsat S.A, which then went on to acquire all remaining shares in Netia in 2021.
External links
Netia web site
References
Telecommunications companies of Poland
Companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciblogs.co.nz | Sciblogs.co.nz was a network of New Zealand based science bloggers. The network was founded in late 2009 and included a collection of scientists from universities, Crown Research Institutes and private research organisations.
Sciblogs.co.nz was established in September 2009 by the Science Media Centre (NZ) funded by the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology (MoRST) through the Royal Society of New Zealand. It was based on the WordPress platform. Around half of the blogs were syndicated from existing science bloggers, the rest were hosted exclusively on Sciblogs. Sciblogs content was syndicated on Google News and Scoop.co.nz as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
The site was one of the largest blog networks in New Zealand.
In August 2015, Sciblogs was redeveloped and relaunched with a more visual appearance and improved functionality, as well as the addition of new bloggers covering everything from psychology to drones.
Sciblogs was decommissioned in August 2022. An archived copy of all the blogs on SciBlogs (no longer updated) can be found via the National Library of New Zealand.
References
External links
sciblogs.co.nz
New Zealand science websites
Sciblogs.co.nz
Internet properties established in 2009 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebo%20%28disambiguation%29 | Bebo was an American social networking website.
Bebo may also refer to:
People
Károly Bebo (–1779), 18th-century Hungarian sculptor, builder and decorator
Kareena Kapoor (also Bebo; born 1980), Indian actress
Bebo Norman (born 1973), former contemporary Christian musician
Bebo Valdés (1918–2013), Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger
Other
Bebo, a character from the Indian television drama-series Sabki Laadli Bebo
Bebo, a recurring character on the American sitcom Mork & Mindy
The Bebos, a drug-smuggling gang led by Howard Mason
Bebo (song), a song by Romeo Santos
Bebo, a song by Burna Boy from Twice as Tall
Bebo is a nickname given to baseball player Fernando Tatís Jr.
See also
Bebo's Girl (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox%20%28TV%20channel%29 | Fox (TV Channel) may refer to:
Fox (British and Irish TV channel), owned by the Fox Networks Group (Disney)
Fox (Finnish TV channel), owned by the Fox Networks Group (Disney)
Fox Broadcasting Company, an American broadcast television network, owned by Fox Corporation
Fox Sports Networks, the name for a group of regional cable sports stations in the United States
Fox Business Network, an American cable and satellite business news television channel, owned by Fox Corporation
Fox News, a cable television network owned by Fox Corporation
Fox Sports (Australia), owned by a division of Foxtel (News Corp/Telstra)
Fox Sports (Netherlands), former name of ESPN (Netherlands)
Fox Sports (United States), the sports programming division of Fox Corporation responsible for sports broadcasts on the Fox network, including:
Fox Sports 1, an American sports network owned by Fox Corporation
Fox Sports 2
See also
Foxes (disambiguation)
Foxe (disambiguation)
Fox (disambiguation) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon%20%28Brazilian%20TV%20channel%29 | Nickelodeon is a Brazilian pay television channel focused on kids programming. It was launched in 1996 as an autonomous feed of Nickelodeon Latin America in Portuguese with different programming and series.
History
Nickelodeon Brazil was launched on 20 December 1996 in Brazil as a children-oriented channel, being the main competitor of Cartoon Network, which was launched 3 years earlier.
On 13 February 2006, Nick at Nite was launched in Brazil, and aired on weeknights from 10 pm to 6 am.
On 4 June 2007, the channel launched "Nickers", a live-action show with two hosts introducing shows and music. It followed the same line and was very similar to Disney Channel's Zapping Zone. The block was retired in all feeds in December 2008.
Also in 2008, a Nick Jr. channel had launched, previously a programming block on Nickelodeon.
In 2009, a new segment called Nick Hits, which airs classic Nick Toons, replaced Nick at Nite on weekends. On 5 April 2010, Nickelodeon Brazil started carrying the new logo already in use on many Nickelodeon networks around the world. Also, classic Nicktoons seen on Nick Hits became part of Nick at Nite.
Through August 2010, Nickelodeon started to rerun the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender to promote the film The Last Airbender, with this, a new on-air logo showed when the series is airing, an arrow blurring takes on/off in the Nick logo.
On 1 January 2015, the block Nick at Nite went off the air.
Programming
Ratings
In 2011, IBOPE pointed that Nickelodeon Brasil ranked seventh among cable channels in total daily viewership, with an average audience of 71,000 viewers in Brazil. In March 2013, IBOPE released a new list of the most watched channels of cable TV, which recorded an increases of position for the channel, but a significant increase in viewers, 950,000.
See also
Nickelodeon (Latin America)
Nickelodeon (United States)
Notes
References
External links
Official website
Nick Jr. Brazil
Brazil
Television channels and stations established in 1996
Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil
1996 establishments in Brazil
Television stations in Brazil
Portuguese-language television stations |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datang%20Town | Datang (大塘镇) could refer to the following towns in China:
Datang, Foshan, in Sanshui District, Foshan, Guangdong
Datang, Shaoguan, in Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong
Datang, Lipu County, in Lipu County, Guangxi
Datang, Nanning, in Liangqing District, Nanning, Guangxi
Datang, Xincheng County, in Xincheng County, Guangxi
Datang, Yulin, Guangxi, in Yuzhou District, Yulin, Guangxi
Datang, Pingtang County, in Pingtang County, Guizhou
Datang, Pujiang County, Sichuan
Datang, Zhuji, in Zhuji, Zhejiang |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Kin%20to%20Win | A Kin to Win was a Canadian television game show initially produced in Montreal in 1961, then aired on the CTV network in 1962. Jimmy Tapp was the programme's host.
Production
The series was produced by a Canadian subsidiary of NBC, led by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir. Episodes were recorded in Montreal in the studios of CTV affiliate CFCF-TV at a cost of $2500 () apiece.
Premise
Each round of the game consisted of a competition between two families. Fathers of each family acted as team leaders, coaching the other family members. Quiz questions were posed to the players. When answered correctly, they earned a symbol to be added to a square board. A family won after successfully placing four symbols in a row, receiving a designated Prize Chest and proceeding to a bonus prize round known as the Big Plus. The winning family proceeded to a new round, competing against another family.
Broadcast
Initially, the series was broadcast locally in Montreal on CFCF-TV in the early evenings (6:00 p.m.) starting on 2 October 1961. The series was also broadcast on CJSS-TV in Cornwall, Ontario.
Distribution through the full CTV network began from 14 January 1962 and continued until July 1962. Episodes were seen on weekday afternoons at varying times depending on the market (e.g. 1:30 p.m. in Toronto, 4:00 p.m. in Ottawa and Montreal). A weekly Sunday evening episode was also broadcast, typically at 7:30 p.m.
CTV did not renew the series for the 1962-1963 national schedule, although episodes continued to be broadcast locally on CFCF-TV at least until May 1964.
According to Ross Bagwell, an NBC programme developer who worked on A Kin to Win, the series was a forerunner of the American-based game show Family Feud.
Reception
Jeremy Brown, television critic for the Toronto Star, deemed the debut on CTV to be "boring, trite, badly paced, lacking in suspense and incredibly bland."
References
External links
A Kin to Win at TVArchive
CTV Television Network original programming
1960s Canadian game shows
Television shows filmed in Montreal
Television series by Nicholson-Muir Productions
1961 Canadian television series debuts
1964 Canadian television series endings |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor%20Studios | Meteor Studios was a Canadian production company based in Montreal that worked in computer animation for many films and TV series. Founded in 2001 by American director Pierre De Lespinois and parent company Discovery Communications, the company specialized in creating "realistic CG on TV budgets". In 2002, it won an Emmy Award in association with the Discovery Channel for Walking With Prehistoric Beasts. By 2005, it was the largest visual effects studio in eastern Canada. Meteor's film credits included movies such as 300, Fantastic Four, Scooby-Doo 2, and Catwoman. After wrapping its first 3D VFX project, Journey to the Center of the Earth, the company closed in November 2007 without having paid its workers for three months.
Background
The company was co-founded in January 2001 by director Pierre De Lespinois, who was based in Los Angeles, California, and Discovery Communications, based in Bethesda, Maryland. De Lespinois, who had created the HDTV series, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, became president of Meteor Studios, while continuing to run Evergreen Films, his HD live-action company. In the early years, he travelled to Montreal once a month but otherwise worked with the Meteor team remotely.
The initial impetus was to provide a steady supply of cost-effective computer graphics for scientific programming on the Discovery Channel. Meteor Studios built CG libraries of dinosaurs, ancient architecture, and weather phenomena, to create visual effects which had proven popular in movies, for television. By 2005, the company had become the largest visual effects studio in eastern Canada, with many major film projects such as Fantastic Four, in addition to work for TV.
Meteor also saved on costs by using "previsualization" tools to produce test composites in the field after each shot. Rather than waiting until post-production to see how the computer-generated and drawn elements worked together with the actual background and actors, the director was able to assess immediately whether the desired shots had been captured or not, thereby minimizing film crew costs.
The main office was housed in the old Northern Electric Building in Pointe St. Charles near the Lachine Canal in southwestern Montreal, Canada. As of July 2005, The Gazette in Montreal reported that there was a core group of 80 employees at Meteor Studios, but that projects such as Fantastic Four had involved "140 artists working at 'full tilt'". Key employees included head of production François Garcia, and visual effects supervisors Paul Nightingale and Bret St. Clair.
Projects
Its highly rated works included When Dinosaurs Roamed America on the Discovery Channel, which had more than 500 scenes integrating CG into live-action HD. In 2002, Meteor Studios shared an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program One Hour or More with the Discovery Channel for Walking With Prehistoric Beasts.
For the live-action film Fantastic Four, an adaptation of the Marvel comic book, Meteor pr |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take%20Me%20Out%20%28Philippine%20game%20show%29 | Take Me Out is a 2010 Philippine television dating game show broadcast by GMA Network. The show is based on the Australian game show Taken Out. Hosted by Jay R, it premiered on April 26, 2010. The show concluded on July 2, 2010.
Format
The single guy needs to impress thirty single ladies through a series of videos or interviews about him. Each woman has a light which she can turn off if she is unimpressed by the single man. The man's aim is to convince as many women as possible to keep their lights on so that he can then pick, from the women remaining, the one that he wishes to take on a date. If no lights are left on, then the man must leave the show without a date. At the end of the game, the guy may choose a date from the women who leave their lights on.
The format also adopted the changes made by the Indonesian version. One of which features a celebrity trying to get a date, entitled Take A Celebrity Out. Some of the celebrities who participated are Victor Aliwalas, Arthur Solinap, and Luis Alandy. The other features a woman trying to impress the thirty single guys, entitled Take Him Out. Some of the celebrities who participated are Aicelle Santos, Gretchen Espina and Chariz Solomon.
Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of Take Me Out earned a 9.5% rating. While the final episode scored a 4.5% rating in Metro Manila People/Individual television ratings.
References
External links
2010 Philippine television series debuts
2010 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
Philippine game shows
Philippine television series based on Australian television series |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo%21%20Curse%20of%20the%20Lake%20Monster | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster is a 2010 American made-for-television comedy horror mystery film directed by Brian Levant for Cartoon Network and based on the Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo by Hanna-Barbera. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Kate Melton, Nick Palatas, and Frank Welker cast reprise their roles. The film was shot in Santa Clarita, California, and Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, and premiered on October 16, 2010.
Plot
Summer vacation has come and Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo meet up with Fred and Daphne so they can go to meet Daphne's uncle, Thornton "Thorny" Blake V, who has given them summer jobs at his country club in Erie Point in order to pay back damages from a prior mystery. The night of the club's opening party, a huge frog-like monster suddenly appears and wreaks havoc. The gang decides to investigate the only person who has ever taken a picture of the lake monster, a lighthouse keeper named Elmer Uggins. He then tells them the story of the lake monster: when people were first settling in Erie Point, a witch named Wanda Grubwort warned them not to come onto her land. They paid no attention to her, so she used her magic staff - which used moonstones as the source of her power - to turn a frog into a horrible monster that attacked the villagers. Wanda was later tried for her crimes and burnt at the stake.
The next day, Velma shows the others security footage of the lake monster meeting a mysteriously cloaked figure on the beach. They begin to zoom in on the figure to see its face, but Velma accidentally spills her green tea on the computer and destroys the footage. Things are further complicated due to friction between Fred and Daphne, whose relationship is strained due to them regularly finding each other socializing with other people, as well as Shaggy's blossoming feelings for Velma causing him to alienate Scooby.
The next morning, they find Velma unconscious on the beach. Shaggy begins to tell her that he was very worried, but stops when he notices warts on her hand. Velma looks surprised, but guiltily assures them that it is nothing. After they fill her in on the latest monster attack, Daphne says that she saw purple paint on the figure's cloak and suggests they check out a boat that they saw on the way to Erie Point. Shaggy asks Velma out on a date, and things go well until he lights a match to light some candles. Velma flings herself back in terror, though she is unsure why. Scooby, who is angry at Shaggy for ignoring him, tries to ruin the date, causing Shaggy to knock over the table and drop the moonstone on the ground that he was going to give to Velma as a surprise. Fred and Daphne go to see the boat, but are then locked in a flooding room by the monster. However, they are able to escape.
The gang drives to the home of Hilda Trowburg, who is Wanda's descendant. They see the witch's figure through the windows, who i |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine%20Radio%20Network | Sunshine Radio is a network of two radio stations operated by Murfin Media Ltd.
Stations
Sunshine Radio 106.2
Sunshine Radio 855
British radio networks |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercomaris%20pergradata | Vercomaris pergradata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
Distribution
References
Cancellariidae
Gastropods described in 1904 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpark | Cyberpark Kozhikode is a Government of Kerala owned business park for the promotion and development of investment in Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industries in the Malabar region of Kerala. It was registered under the Societies Act 1860 on January 28, 2009. In addition to this, it has a General Body and a Board of Governors, both of which include top officials of the government.
It has both SEZ (Special Economic Zone) and non-SEZ options. The Cyberpark Kozhikode is the third IT hub in Kerala, the other two being the Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram and the Infopark in Kochi. of land at Nellikode will be notified under SEZ for investors. The first phase of the project is expected to be ready for allotment by March 2011.
It is situated in Nellikkode and Pantheeran Kavu villages of Kozhikode Taluk, near the medical college at Chevayur. It is 25 km from Kozhikode International Airport and 10 km from the seaport.
The Park Centre of the Cyberpark was opened on February 15, 2014, by Industrial Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty. The Park Centre comprises an area of 11,000 square feet with two floors and hosts the administrative office, three software development companies, a main conference hall, a mini-conference hall, two guest rooms, and a cafeteria.
A 20-MW, 110-kV, gas-insulated substation and a second IT building for the park will be set up. Cyberpark Kozhikode uses an intelligent street lighting system to conserve energy, and an inbuilt astronomical clock will switch on in the evening and off in the morning.
It is one among the two major IT parks in Kozhikode. The other one being the UL Cyber Park under cooperative sector.
History
In January 2007, the Government of Kerala announced its decision to promote Kozhikode as an IT hub. The proposal to set up an IT park in Kozhikode came in the announcement of the State Government's IT policy made by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan.
Soon after the proposal, a convention under the auspices of Calicut IT Initiative (CITI) in Kozhikode was organized. The CITI includes representatives of the Malabar Chamber of Commerce, Calicut Forum for IT (CAFIT), IIM-Kozhikode, Calicut Management Association, Kerala Builders Forum and NIT-Calicut among others. The name Cyberpark was suggested by the convention.
An appeal was also made to the Calicut Corporation to include the IT Park in the master plan that was being prepared for the city.
At this convention, many companies, including IBS, US Technology, NeST Software, Leela Group, and Finpro Business Solutions offered to set up their units in the Kozhikode IT unit.
By March 2008, official sources pointed out that already over 10 companies have shown interest in starting their organizations in this IT Park.
The Park Centre of Cybercity Kozhikode was formally opened by Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikuttty on 15 February 2014.
The project is expected to be completed in 2015.
By May 2018 Minister for Labour T.P . R |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autov%C3%ADa%20M-501 | The M-501 is a road in the Spanish region of Madrid. Managed by the Madrid regional government as a primary road in the regional network, it comprises a motorway-grade (autovía) section (from Alcorcón to Navas del Rey) and a two-lane road section (from Navas del Rey to the border with the province of Ávila).
Names
It is named after the old comarcal road C-501 that connected the cities of Alcorcón (near Madrid) and Plasencia (in Extremadura), which was split in three parts and transferred to the relevant autonomous communities. The several dams and reservoirs in the route of the road made the M-501 stuck to the name of Reservoir Road (Sp. Carretera de los Pantanos).
Course
Its total length is 72.780 km.
The M-501 begins at the intersection of the M-40 beltway and the M-511 dual carriageway near Pozuelo de Alarcón and Boadilla del Monte. It borders the latter town, intersecting the M-50 beltway and is later joined by the M-506 near Villaviciosa de Odón and the European University of Madrid. It then crosses the future highway M-600 south of Brunete and continues west to Chapinería and Navas del Rey, where the autovía stretch ends at a roundabout. The M-501 continues as two-lane road to with the province of Ávila.
References
Road transport in Spain
Transport in the Community of Madrid |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Witness%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Witness is an American television show broadcast on the CBS network in the United States within the 1960–61 television season, in which a fictional "Committee" of lawyers cross-examined actors portraying actual people from the recent past of the United States who had been considered criminal or suspicious.
Production
David Susskind was the Executive Producer; Murray Susskind (David's brother) and Nick Mayo were line producers—the production company was Talent Associates. The show was created and written by Irve Tunick, and filmed in the CBS studios in New York City.
Scheduling
The first show premiered on Thursday, September 29, 1960, in the 7:30–8:30 PM (EST) timeslot on the CBS television network — the last show was broadcast January 26, 1961. The show may have been moved to a later timeslot in November or December 1960. Seventeen episodes were produced and broadcast—the pilot episode was never aired; a planned eighteenth episode (on Huey Long) may also have never aired.
Background
The premise of the show was explained in the opening narration:
"This show is not a trial, not a court of law, not a legislative inquiry, but a simulated hearing before a simulated committee representing the morality and the conscience of today, with the power to call before it the famous, the infamous, the evil and controversial figures of yesterday."
Regular Cast
Verne Collett played the Court Reporter.
William Griffis played the Court Clerk.
The Committee Members were played by members of the New York Bar — not all of them appeared together in every episode:
Paul McGrath
William Smithers
Frank Milan
Charles Haydon
Richard Steel
William Geoghan Jr.
Benedict Ginsberg
Episodes/stars/air dates
Pilot episode: "Arnold Rothstein" starring Telly Savalas (never aired)
Arnold "The Brain" Rothstein (1882–1928) was a New York kingpin of organized crime, widely reputed to have been behind baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which the 1919 World Series was "fixed" to benefit certain gamblers.
Episode 1.1: "Lucky Luciano" starring Telly Savalas (series premiere on September 29, 1960)
Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897–1962) was a Sicilian-born American mobster, considered the father of modern organized crime in America. Telly Savalas' portrayal of him in this episode was considered "superb".
Episode 1.2: "Jimmy Walker" starring Murray Hamilton (October 6, 1960)
Jimmy Walker (1881-1946) was a popular mayor of New York City, 1926-1932, during the Jazz Age; because of a corruption scandal, he was forced to resign.
Episode 1.3: ? (October 20, 1960)
Episode 1.4: ? (October 27, 1960)
Episode 1.5: Roger 'The Terrible' Touhy starring Telly Savalas (November 3, 1960)
Roger Touhy (1898–1959), a Prohibition-era bootlegger and a Chicago rival of Al Capone, died a year before this broadcast, gunned down by unknown assailants twenty-two days after his release from prison where he had spent most of his adult life.
Episode 1.6: "Police Lt. Charles Becker" starring Nehem |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit%20Video%20USA | Hit Video USA was a 24-hour music video television network based out of Houston, Texas. The station debuted in 1985 as a low power television station in Houston, operating on channel 5 there as 'TV5'.
From 1985 to 1993, the station was located on the 35th floor of the Allied Bank Plaza/First Interstate Plaza (now Wells Fargo Plaza), a skyscraper in Downtown Houston.
History
On September 17, 1987, a station spokesperson explained that the channel would sign off within 30 days unless it received $5 to $6 million in new equity. By 1990, it distributed music videos to 57 television stations in the United States. The venture removed obscenities from music.
Across the country, several independent TV stations elected to carry the programming, along with numerous cable television systems.
Original Veejays included Chris Kinkade, Suzanne Vafiadis, Greg Johnson, EJ Thacker, Karen Kay, Todd Stevens, Eric Easton, Betsy King and Dangerous Darren Burns.
Backlash
MTV, alarmed by the competition, began making exclusive deals with record companies -- effectively blocking Hit Video USA from broadcasting some of the most popular videos ever made.
Shutdown
Hit Video USA owner Constance Wodlinger sued in federal court, claiming numerous violations of the nation's antitrust statutes. The litigation, protracted for many years by the lawyers, was finally settled out of court. Viacom, owner of MTV, bought out Wodlinger and closed the network down.
References
Television stations in Houston |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastula%20cuspidata | Hastula cuspidata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Description
Distribution
References
Terebridae
Gastropods described in 1844 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod%20Megiddo | Nimrod Megiddo () is a mathematician and computer scientist. He is a research scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center and Stanford University. His interests include combinatorial optimization, algorithm design and analysis, game theory, and machine learning. He was one of the first people to propose a solution to the bounding sphere and smallest-circle problem.
Education
Megiddo received his PhD in mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for research supervised by Michael Maschler.
Career and research
In computational geometry, Megiddo is known for his prune and search and parametric search techniques both suggested in 1983 and used for various computational geometric optimization problems, in particular to solve the smallest-circle problem in linear time. His former doctoral students include Edith Cohen.
Awards and honours
Megiddo received the 2014 John von Neumann Theory Prize, the 1992 ICS Prize, and is a 1992 Frederick W. Lanchester Prize recipient. In 2009 he received the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Fellows award for contributions to the theory and application of mathematical programming, including parametric searches, interior point methods, low dimension Linear Programming, probabilistic analysis of the simplex method and computational game theory.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Researchers in geometric algorithms
Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni
American computer scientists
American operations researchers
Israeli operations researchers
John von Neumann Theory Prize winners
Game theorists
Numerical analysts
Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Jewish systems scientists |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P0f | p0f is a passive TCP/IP stack fingerprinting tool. p0f can attempt to identify the system running on machines that send network traffic to the box it is running on, or to a machine that shares a medium with the machine it is running on. p0f can also assist in analysing other aspects of the remote system.
Overview
By inspecting network traffic passively, p0f can attempt to identify the operating systems on remote machines that send TCP packets to the detecting machine's network interface, or to a physical subnet that the detecting machine can listen on. Since version 3, p0f is also able to deduce aspects of the remote system by inspecting application-level HTTP messages.
p0f can also check for firewall presence. It can estimate the distance to a remote system and calculate its uptime. It also guesses the remote system's means of connecting to the network (DSL, OC3, etc.).
Unlike tools like nmap, p0f does not generate traffic. Instead, it determines the operating system of the remote host by analyzing certain fields in the captured packets. This can have benefits in environments where actively creating network traffic would cause unhelpful side effects. In particular, the remote system will not be able to detect the packet capture and inspection.
Usage
Signatures used for packet inspection are stored in a simple text file. This allows them to be modified without recompiling p0f. The user is allowed to use a different fingerprinting file by selecting another one at run time.
p0f does not use a graphical user interface: it is run from the command line prompt.
References
External links
Internet protocols
Unix security software |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow%20Village%20Sketches | Snow Village Sketches, aka Soconyland Sketches, was a comedy-drama radio series broadcast on three different networks from 1928 to 1946.
Beginning February 29, 1928, on NBC, Socony Oil sponsored Soconyland Sketches, scripted by William Ford Manley (1896-1954). The series featured Arthur Allen and Parker Fennelly as rural New England farmers. Socony continued to sponsor the show when it moved to CBS on October 16, 1934, and was retitled Snow Village Sketches. It continued on CBS until May 21, 1935.
Loose Wiles Biscuit was the sponsor for a run on NBC from October 3, 1936, to June 26, 1937, broadcast on Saturday evenings. During the early years of World War II, Procter & Gamble sponsored the series as a weekday quarter-hour serial, airing from December 28, 1942, to November 12, 1943. The final series was heard on Sunday mornings on the Mutual Broadcasting System from January 13 to June 16, 1946.
The stories took place in the small New Hampshire community of Snow Village where truant officer Hiram Neville (Parker Fennelly), a man of old-fashioned values, often encountered game warden Dan'l Dickey (Arthur Allen) and Dan'l's wife, Hattie Dickey (Agnes Young, Kate McComb).
Scripter Manley lived in Snowville, New Hampshire, named after the Snow family who had operated a sawmill there in 1825. In the mid-1930s, because of the radio program, Snowville temporarily changed its name to Snow Village.
References
1920s American radio programs
1930s American radio programs
1930s in comedy
1940s American radio programs
NBC radio programs
CBS Radio programs
Mutual Broadcasting System programs |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopista%20Central | Autopista Central ("Central Highway", in Spanish) is a privatized, partially submerged highway in Chile forming part of the Ruta 5. It forms part of the urban highway network of Santiago, all of which incorporate a free flow toll system. Out of these highways it is the longest, with a length of .
Within the network the Autopista Central forms the primary north–south connection through the centre of the city, the northern terminus is at the interchange with Vespucio Norte Express, where it continues northward as Autopista del Aconcagua. The southern terminus is located immediately north of the Maipo River, after which it continues as Autopista del Maipo.
Autopista Central really consists of two highways: The main section runs the full length of the route, and the second, called "Eje General Velásquez", runs further to the west, bypassing the downtown districts. The western route has a length of about , duplicating the route between the municipalities of El Bosque and Conchali.
The eastern highway is the section of Chile Route 5 that traverses Santiago.
History
The Avenida Norte-Sur, a predecessor road of Autopista Central, was the first urban highway built in Chile.The construction of that long highway began in 1966.The northern portion of the road was built in an open cut. Previously, many city blocks of downtown Santiago were cleared of buildings. Part of the removed earth was used to create an embankment on the south bank of the Mapocho River, which was planned to carry the tracks of a new railroad running to the Estación Mapocho, but the project was never executed.
References
Bibliography
External links
Autopista Central official web site
Toll roads in Chile |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Gajski | Daniel Gajski is a Professor of the School of Information and Computer Science and the School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine, United States. He was previously the Director for the Center for Embedded Computer Systems (CECS), now known as the Center for Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems.
After 10 years of industrial experience in Europe and the United States in digital circuits, telecommunication systems, supercomputer design, and VLSI structures, he spent 10 years in academia with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include embedded systems and information technology, design methodologies, specification languages and CAD software, and the science of design.
In 1994, Daniel Gajski became an IEEE fellow for his work in VLSD, CAD tools, and system level design methodology.
On January 10, 2010, the European Design and Automation Association (EDAA) announced that the EDAA Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Dr. Daniel Gajski. This award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the state of the art in electronic design, automation and testing of electronic systems in their life.
Selected books
D. D. Gajski, S. Abdi, A. Gerstlauer, and G. Schirner, Embedded System Design: Modeling, Synthesis, Verification, Springer, , July 2009.
A. Gerstlauer, R. Doemer, J. Peng, D. D. Gajski, System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, , June 2001.
D. D. Gajski, J. Zhu, R. Doemer, A. Gerstlauer, S. Zhao, SpecC: Specification Language and Methodology, Japanese Edition, CQ Publishing, Japan, , December 2000, 328 pages.
D. D. Gajski, J. Zhu, R. Doemer, A. Gerstlauer, S. Zhao, SpecC: Specification Language and Methodology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, , March 2000, 336 pages.
D. D. Gajski, Principles of Digital Design, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, , September 1996, 450 pages.
See also
Gajski-Kuhn chart
SpecC
References
External links
Center for Embedded Computer Systems
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
American computer scientists
Computer science writers
University of California, Irvine faculty
Academic journal editors |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//boot/ | In Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems, the directory holds files used in booting the operating system. The usage is standardized in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.
Contents
The contents are mostly Linux kernel files or boot loader files, depending on the boot loader, most commonly (on Linux) LILO or GRUB.
Linux
vmlinux – the Linux kernel
initrd.img – a temporary file system, used prior to loading the kernel
System.map – a symbol lookup table
LILO
LILO creates and uses the following files:
map – a key file, which records where files needed by LILO during boot are stored. Following kernel upgrades, this file must be regenerated by running the "map installer", which is otherwise the system will not boot.
boot.xxyy – these 512-byte files are backups of boot sectors, either the master boot record (MBR) or volume boot record (VBR), created when LILO overwrites a boot sector. xx and yy are the major and minor device numbers in hex; for example, the drive has numbers 8, 0, hence its MBR is backed up to while the partition has numbers 8,3, hence its VBR is backed up to .
LILO may also use other files, such as and also stores a non-boot configuration file in .
GRUB
GRUB stores its files in the subdirectory (i.e. ). These files are mostly modules (), with configuration stored in .
Location
is often simply a directory on the main (or only) hard drive partition. However, it may be a separate partition. A separate partition is generally only used when bootloaders are incapable of reading the main filesystem (e.g. LILO does not recognize XFS) or other problems not easily resolvable by users.
On UEFI systems, including most modern PCs, the EFI system partition is often mounted at or .
References
Linux kernel
Unix file system technology
System administration
File system directories |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevan%20Computer%20Research%20and%20Development%20Institute | The Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute (YCRDI) ( (Yerevani mat'ematikakan mekenaneri gitahetazotakan institut (YerMMGHI))), is a scientific research institute and the pioneer of the IT and software industry in Armenia. It was founded by the government of USSR in 1956 in Yerevan for the development of computer equipment. The institution is currently involved in the development of computers and automatic control systems for civil and defense purposes. At the beginning of the 1990s, the institute employed over 7,000 staff.
Products produced by the YCRDI include:
Measurement and control system for various utility distribution networks, such as electrical, natural gas, water, and thermal energy networks, for measurement, control, and management purposes.
Communication security systems for government agencies and commercial banks.
Management information systems for social security, health care, pension, and other government agencies and organizations.
Optical character recognition and text-to-speech systems
History
The Institute of Mathematical Machines in Yerevan was founded on the initiative of Academicians V. Ambartsumyan, A. Shahinyan and A. Iosifyan. It opened in June 1956 and became part of the Ministry of Automation and Instrumentation. The institute was tasked with creating computers and control systems based on them.
In the next few years, the structural formation of the institute took place: there were divisions responsible for the development of hardware software, pilot production. In 1957–1958, the first major work was carried out: the modernization of the M-3 computer.
From the late 1950s to the early 1990s, the Institute developed and manufactured several computer models, including the Nairi family, the EC series of computers, and special computing systems, at the YerNIIMM Pilot Plant, which combined production facilities. Serial production of computers was carried out at the Kazan Computer Plant, the Baku Computer Plant, the Electron Plant, the Vinnitsa Radio Engineering Plant, the Bulgarian Electronics Plant in Sofia and other enterprises.
By the beginning of the 1990s, the staff of the institute, taking into account the pilot production, reached 7,000 people. For his achievements, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, two Lenin Prizes, and the employees of the institute repeatedly became laureates of the USSR State Prize, the State Prize of Armenia, the Lenin Komsomol Prizes of the USSR and Armenia.
In 1989, the Institute became the head organization of the Sevan Research and Production Association.
In 1992, part of the institute's divisions separated into a separate organization – the Yerevan Research Institute of Automated Control Systems (attached back in 2010).
In 2002, the institute became the property of Russia, and in 2008 it was transferred to the Russian company Sitronics.
CEO
Sergei Mergelyan (1956–1960)
Gurgen Sargsyan (1960–1963)
Fadey Sargsyan (1963–1977)
M. Semerjyan (1977 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tester | The Tester is a serialized reality program created by Sony Computer Entertainment and produced by 51 Minds. Notable as the first original live-action series distributed on a video game console, it features eleven or twelve contestants, selected from thousands of applicants, competing in a variety of challenges to win a job at Sony Computer Entertainment in quality assurance as a game tester with a $5,000 signing bonus and a PlayStation 3 video game console. The winner of the third season also earned an opportunity to work at Santa Monica Studio as a Production Associate on an unnamed PlayStation 3 title, a two-year lease on a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium edition and a Sony BRAVIA 3D Television. The first season launched in North America on February 18, 2010 and new episodes were released weekly until the finale aired on April 8, 2010. In its third season, the program is available as a free download exclusively on the PlayStation Network. Full seasons can also be streamed from the PlayStation website.
Format
The host, Meredith Molinari, guides the contestants through physical challenges based on skills required of game testers, such as a critical eye for detail and effective communication. Each week, with the exception of the finale, at least one contestant is eliminated by a panel of three judges: release manager for Sony first-party quality assurance Brent Gocke, American model Adrianne Curry (Hal Sparks in season 1), and a special guest judge.
Eliminations are based on performance in the weekly challenges. The show is notable, however, for occasionally breaking its own rules during these eliminations. For instance, in the first episode of Season 3, instead of eliminating 2 contestants, as planned, only one was voted out.
For the finale, the three remaining contestants race each other in a final challenge with multiple chapters with the first contestant to complete all chapters crowned "the tester." The show has since produced three winners: Will "Cyrus" Powers from season 1, Matthew "Gaymer" Brown from season 2, and Wilson "AkilleezMight" Santiago from season 3.
Casting
After commenting on the success of the first season, Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton announced a second season on June 14, 2010 at Sony's keynote address at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010. Auditions were accepted through July 6, 2010, at which point community voting began. Among the 11 contestants chosen by Sony, the community-vote winner, "8-bit" Mickey Paradis, also joined the cast as a twelfth member. Season 2 began on November 2 with twelve brand new contestants. The first episode of the second season was made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers on October 29, 2010. The series premiered on November 2, 2010 with the finale on December 21, 2010.
The casting call for the show's third season began on August 4, 2011. Auditions and voting ended on September 17, 2011. The Top 100 were revealed on September 30, with voting ending on |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottia%20subrotundata | Lottia subrotundata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Description
Distribution
References
Lottiidae
Gastropods described in 1865 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20Center | Game Center is a service by Apple that allows users to play and challenge friends when playing online multiplayer social gaming network games. Games can now share multiplayer functionality between the Mac and iOS versions of the app.
Game Center was introduced to the public in iOS 4.1 after an earlier developer release. Game Center can be implemented by developers as of iOS 4.1 or later, and macOS 10.12 or later, through the GameKit framework. Game Center is available on iPod Touch 2nd generation and later (iOS 4.1 or higher required); iPhone 3GS and later (iOS 4.1 or higher required); all models of the iPad (iOS 4.2 or higher required); Mac computers running macOS 10.12 Sierra or later, Apple TV 4 running tvOS, and Apple Watch running watchOS 3.
History
Gaming became a significant part of the iOS platform when Apple launched the App Store on July 10, 2008. Unlike the console systems that were currently on the market, Apple had no unified multiplayer and social structure for their platform. This gap was soon filled by third parties, such as OpenFeint, Plus, AGON Online, and Scoreloop. These third parties had control over the online gaming environment, and with multiple third parties involved, it left a non-unified experience.
Game Center was announced during an iOS 4 preview event hosted by Apple on April 8, 2010. A preview was released to registered Apple developers in August The developer preview had a dark appearance with abstract colors.
Game Center was released to the public on September 8, 2010 with iOS 4.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch 2nd generation through 4th generation, and is included with iOS 4.2 or later on the iPad. With the release, the application had changed significantly in its design from its first developer preview: it had a lighter "game board" appearance with more skeuomorphic design elements.
The version of Game Center included in iOS 5 added turn-based gaming, player photos, friend suggestions, and achievement points.
The iOS 6 update added Challenges, a way for players to challenge other players to beat leaderboard scores or earn achievements.
On June 13, 2016, the application was removed from iOS 10 and macOS Sierra; however, the service still exists, and users now manage their Game Center profile from within the Settings app. On June 24, 2020, Game Center returned and was refreshed and redesigned in iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and macOS Big Sur. On July 14, 2021, a Game Center widget was introduced in different sizes in iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey.
From within Game Center, players can connect with friends, send friend requests, start playing games and organize online multiplayer games. The number of friends that can be connected to a single Game Center account is limited to 500. Some games may feature achievements, where for completing a specific task, the player is rewarded points. Depending on the game, a leaderboard may be present where a player can compare his or her score with friends or the wor |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLKY | KLKY (96.1 FM, "U-Rock Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. Licensed to Stanfield, Oregon, United States, the station is currently owned by Jacobs Radio Programming, LLC.
Translators
KLKY rebroadcasts its signal on the following translator:
References
External links
LKY
Classic rock radio stations in the United States
Umatilla County, Oregon
Radio stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in Oregon |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVLV | The primary value learned value (PVLV) model is a possible explanation for the reward-predictive firing properties of dopamine (DA) neurons. It simulates behavioral and neural data on Pavlovian conditioning and the midbrain dopaminergic neurons that fire in proportion to unexpected rewards. It is an alternative to the temporal-differences (TD) algorithm.
It is used as part of Leabra.
References
Computational neuroscience
Machine learning algorithms |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Bank%20Surveillance%20System | The National Bank Surveillance System is a computerized, off-site monitoring system developed by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) "to assist in the early detection of problem banks and bank management," for the purpose of initiating early corrective action.
Essentially an early-warning system, the NBSS was first implemented in 1975. It produces Bank Performance Reports (BPRs) as its primary analytical tool.
Notes
Banking in the United States
Surveillance |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CeNSE | CeNSE or the Central Nervous System of the Earth, is a project by Hewlett-Packard and others to place sensors everywhere.
Wireless accelerometers and other types of sensors transmit data at the speed of light (taking into account delay on networks). The technology could be used to build an earthquake warning system; in 2010, HP sold the technology to Shell for hydrocarbon exploration.
See also
Smarter Planet (similar project by IBM)
References
Hewlett-Packard
Internet of things |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsky%20%28electronic%20musician%29 | Boris Daenen (; born 22 March 1989), better known by his stage name Netsky ( ), is a Belgian drum and bass producer and musician. The name Netsky is based on the computer virus of the same name.
History
Netsky is an electronic music producer, artist and DJ from Belgium. He started out producing music of the liquid funk style – drum and bass music with many instrumental layers and frequent vocals. High Contrast's 'Gold Digger' remix was a major influence on him.
In late 2009, Netsky signed a recording contract with Hospital Records, the same label as other well known liquid artists such as High Contrast and London Elektricity. He also won a nomination as "Best Upcoming Producer" within just months of his first release at the 2010 Drum & Bass Arena Awards.
Hospital Records released Netsky's self-titled debut album on 31 May 2010. His second album, titled '2, was released on 25 June 2012. The album features three singles and a deluxe edition was later released supported by a fourth single, "We Can Only Live Today (Puppy)".
In 2014, Netsky signed to Epic Records / Sony Music under Ultra Music, but with a special A&R arrangement to continue connections with Hospital Records. His first release with the major was 'Running Low' featuring Beth Ditto in 2014, which hit Number 1 in the charts in Belgium and Number 21 in the UK Dance Chart.
His 2015 single 'Rio' Featuring Digital Farm Animals was released in 2015, reached number 4 in the Belgian charts, Number 29 in the UK Dance Charts and has recently been awarded Silver Status by BPI. The song was featured in the London 2016 New Year's celebrations, and was widely used on coverage throughout the 2016 Rio Olympics with Netsky awarded the honour of being chosen as the musical ambassador to the Belgian Olympic Team. 2015 also saw Netsky awarded the Flemish annual Culture Prize for music - the first time this had been awarded to a DJ and Producer.
In 2016 he released his third studio album '3' via Epic Record / Sony Music and Ultra Music. The album went to number 1 in the Belgian charts and he toured it at shows and festivals around the world culminating in a show at Sportpaleis Arena in his hometown of Antwerp in February 2017.
In 2018 Netsky signed to Republic Records, where he released singles 'Tequila Limonada' Featuring A.Chal , 'Ice Cold'; a collaboration with David Guetta, 'I Don't Even Know You Anymore' Featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne, 'Snitch' Featuring Aloe Blacc and an EP 'Abbot Kinney' made with super producers Stargate (Rihanna, Jay Z, Coldplay).
In early 2020, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his first album release, Netsky released drum & bass album 'Second Nature' featuring collaborations with Becky Hill, Rudimental, Montell 2099 and Hybrid Minds amongst others via Hospital Records. In 2021 Netsky premiered his 'Glasshouse' show with 2 sold out nights at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. He then went on to bring the Glasshouse to Printworks in London and Lotto Arena in |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi%20Television | Shaanxi Television (), also known as SXTV, is a Chinese television network based in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
See also
:zh:陕西广播电视台
External links
Official Site
Television networks in China
Television channels and stations established in 1960
Mass media in Xi'an |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Toons%20%28French%20TV%20programming%20block%29 | Nicktoons (later known as N-Toons) was a block on the French network Canal J, which launched the Nickelodeon brand in France. In 2005 a separate network launched to carry Nickelodeon, and the Canal J block was rebranded as N-Toons. The block later returned the reboot, used from October 21, 2011 until July 31, 2015 on the French version of Nickelodeon Wallonia.
External links
www.nickelodeon.fr
Nicktoons (TV network)
Television channels and stations established in 2003
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2005
Television stations in France
2005 disestablishments in France |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoMotion | AutoMotion is a mobile application management (MAM) platform for car buyers, OEMs, and automotive dealers headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, United States. The company supplies automotive data and consumer software products for large technology platforms.
History
AutoMotion's launch was featured in Automotive News as one of their "10 cool technologies". The company partnered with JATO Dynamics and Dominion Enterprises.
In 2013 General Motors selected the AutoMotion product as a mobile app provider approved for IMR certification. In partnership with Microsoft the company launched a Windows 8 version of the platform. Group 1 Automotive was the first large automotive retailer to release mobile apps for each of its dealerships in 2014. The company unveiled a consumer brand in 2018.
The founder, Ben Anderson, was awarded several state, regional, and global awards for student entrepreneurship including Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Administration.
Products and services
The AutoMotion platform manages data and mobile software applications for manufacturers and dealers in the automotive industry.
See also
Mobile Application Management (MAM)
Mobile application development
Online Video Platform (OVP)
Video production
References
External links
AutoMotionTV information page
Additional information
Businessweek article
Star Tribune article
Pentair Prize Winner
Companies based in Minneapolis
Software companies based in Minnesota
Video hosting
Software companies of the United States |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNIR | KNIR "Radio Maria" (for: New IbeRia) is an AM broadcasting station at 1360 kHz on the AM band licensed to New Iberia, Louisiana serving the greater Lafayette area with Catholic programming as a repeater of KJMJ 580 kHz in Alexandria, Louisiana.
History
The station began broadcasting June 4, 1952, and originally held the call sign KVIM. It briefly broadcast at 1570 kHz, before moving to 1360 kHz later in 1952. It ran 1,000 watts, and broadcast during daytime hours only. On March 1, 1966, its call sign was changed to KNIR.
KNIR at one time was an AM/FM combo in New Iberia with a country music format on AM and beautiful music on FM. Radio talk show host Jeanne Sparrow once hosted a program in the evenings and weekends on KNIR. French-language programming in Cajun and Creole dialects were also aired on KNIR in addition to being an affiliate for Tulane University's sports radio network. The country format remains on the FM station (now known as KXKC a separate entity now owned by Citadel Broadcasting.)
KNIR was the first AM station to simulcast KJMJ, thus forming repeater network Radio Maria USA, the English language unit of Radio Maria Inc. based in Como, Italy. Radio Maria USA consists of originator KJMJ and nine repeater stations located in Louisiana, eastern Texas, central Pennsylvania, southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast, the Door Peninsula in eastern Wisconsin and west central Ohio.
Listeners outside KNIR's listening area can also access the Radio Maria audiostream using iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile phone devices by downloading the appropriate app from its website.
See also
KJMJ
KBIO
WOLM
Radio Maria
References
External links
Official Radio Maria USA site (with streaming audio)
New Iberia, Louisiana
Catholic radio stations
Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Radio stations established in 1952
1952 establishments in Louisiana
Christian radio stations in Louisiana |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal%20Television%20Network | Coastal Television Network is a Monterey, California-based television network, broadcast on several Cocola Broadcasting low power television stations. Its programming is oriented to the Monterey peninsula and central coast of California.
KAXT-CD previously aired Coastal programming on a digital subchannel.
References
External links
Coastal TV Network website
Companies based in Monterey County, California |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Melott | Adrian Lewis Melott (born January 7, 1947) is an American physicist. He is one of the pioneers of using large-scale computing to investigate the formation of large-scale structure in a Universe dominated by dark matter. He later turned his attention to an area he calls “astrobiophysics”, examining a variety of ways that external events in our galaxy may have influenced the course of life on Earth, including analysis of gamma-ray burst events.
Life
Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, his early scientific interest was in physical chemistry, but later changed to study physics at Bethany College in West Virginia.
He became active in the antiwar and educational movements of the 60's, and was drawn into the Unitarian ministry. He attended Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California and was minister in Tampa, Florida for 7 years. During this time he continued his interest in physics. In 1977 he entered the physics program at the University of Texas at Austin where he met and quickly decided to work with noted cosmologist Dennis W. Sciama. He was among one of three groups who had initiated the numerical simulation of the formation of structure in a Universe dominated by dark matter.
He received his Ph.D. in 1981, and followed with postdoctoral work with Arthur M. Wolfe at Pittsburgh, with the group of Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich in Moscow, and as Enrico Fermi Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. In 1986 he joined the faculty of the University of Kansas, where he has been ever since.
In 1998–2001, he was active in the “controversy” surrounding evolution in the public school curriculum in Kansas. In 2002, he received the Joseph Burton Forum Award for his central role in organizing public support for the return of modern evolutionary biology to the Kansas public school curriculum
He is married to Gillian, and has two sons, Christopher and Jesse.
Research
His work in dark matter focused on the formation of what has come to be called the “cosmic web” from Zeldovich pancakes. In 1983, before the existence of such structure was generally accepted, he and collaborators predicted its existence in a Universe dominated by cold dark matter. Later in the 80's, he worked with J. Richard Gott on the topology of large-scale structure, then with Sergei Shandarin on the merging of hierarchical clustering models with the Zel’dovich pancake picture as a description of large-scale structure.
Beginning in 2003, he made an abrupt transition into a new area which began by examining the effects the radiation from a gamma-ray burst (GRB) would have upon the Earth, and investigating a possible connection between a GRB and the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction. Later, he investigated the Late Devonian Mass Extinction and its potential association with cataclysmic supernovae, the effects of an end-Pliocene supernova on marine megafauna and on human evolution, the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, the effects of the 774-775 carbon-14 spike and |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Fight%20Before%20Christmas%20%28The%20Simpsons%29 | "The Fight Before Christmas" is the eighth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 5, 2010, and consists of four short dream segments that all take place during Christmas. In the first segment, Bart travels to the North Pole and sets out to get Santa into giving him the dirt bike he has wished for every year. In the second one, set during World War II, Lisa has to cope with the absence of her mother who has been deployed as a soldier overseas. Martha Stewart arrives at the Simpsons' home in the third dream segment, helping Marge save the family's Christmas. Finally, in the last segment the entire family has become puppet characters in a theater show that also stars Katy Perry.
Both Stewart and Perry guest starred in the episode as themselves. The segment featuring Perry, with the Simpsons as puppets, was filmed in live-action. It parodies The Muppet Show and Sesame Street—two shows that also feature puppet characters (The Muppets). The segment was inspired by the announcement that in September 2010 Perry would appear as herself on Sesame Street, though this appearance was later cut from that show because of the outfit she was wearing. Since airing, "The Fight Before Christmas" has received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. It was watched by approximately 9.56 million viewers during its original broadcast.
Plot
The structure of the episode is similar to the structure of the Treehouse of Horror episodes, only that it is divided in four stories instead of three.
Bart's Story
Bart stays up late on Christmas Eve to murder Santa Claus for not bringing him a dirt bike three Christmases ago. He eventually falls asleep and dreams that the Polar Express, driven by Otto Mann, lands in front of the house and flies him to the North Pole. Bart meets Santa (Krusty the Clown) only to find out that he has run out of money, since giving out presents in return for cookies every year is not a sustainable business model. Feeling pity, Bart decides that Santa no longer has to give him a dirt bike and leaves with Santa throwing a party in his office after revealing how stupid kids are.
Lisa's Story
Lisa dreams that it is December 1944 and that Marge is a soldier in World War II. Due to Marge being taken suddenly for overseas deployment while buying a Christmas tree the previous year, Lisa has sworn to never see another Christmas tree until Marge returns home safely. However, during Christmas of 1944, the family gets a telegram saying that Marge is missing in action. After hearing the news, Lisa runs away to the place where she had last seen her mother, the Christmas Tree Farm. The owner of the place says that Marge paid for a tree the previous year but never picked it up. Lisa, believing the tree to be a symbol that Marge is alright, takes it home and decorates it together with Homer and Bart. As a Dumbo spoof, Marge is th |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn2Own | Pwn2Own is a computer hacking contest held annually at the CanSecWest security conference. First held in April 2007 in Vancouver, the contest is now held twice a year, most recently in March 2023. Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities. Winners of the contest receive the device that they exploited and a cash prize. The Pwn2Own contest serves to demonstrate the vulnerability of devices and software in widespread use while also providing a checkpoint on the progress made in security since the previous year.
History
Origins
The first contest in 2007 was conceived and developed by Dragos Ruiu in response to his frustration with Apple Inc.'s lack of response to the Month of Apple Bugs and the Month of Kernel Bugs, as well as Apple's television commercials that trivialized the security built into the competing Windows operating system. At the time, there was a widespread belief that, despite these public displays of vulnerabilities in Apple products, OS X was significantly more secure than any other competitors. On March 20, roughly three weeks before CanSecWest that year, Ruiu announced the Pwn2Own contest to security researchers on the DailyDave mailing list. The contest was to include two MacBook Pros that he would leave on the conference floor hooked up to their own wireless access point. Any conference attendee that could connect to this wireless access point and exploit one of the devices would be able to leave the conference with that laptop. There was no monetary reward. The name "Pwn2Own" was derived from the fact that contestants must "pwn" or hack the device in order to "own" or win it.
On the first day of the conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ruiu asked Terri Forslof of the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) to participate in the contest. ZDI has a program which purchases zero-day attacks, reports them to the affected vendor and turns them into signatures for their own network intrusion detection system, increasing its effectiveness. The vulnerabilities sold to ZDI are made public only after the affected vendor has issued a patch for it. Forslof agreed to have ZDI offer to purchase any vulnerabilities used in the contest for a flat price of $10,000. The first contest subsequently exposed a high-profile QuickTime flaw, which was disclosed to Apple on April 23 and patched in early May. In 2008 the scope of the Pwn2Own contest was expanded. Targets included three laptops running the default installation of Windows Vista, OS X, or Ubuntu Linux. Mobile devices were added in 2009.
For 2012 the rules were changed to a capture-the-flag style competition with a point system, At and Chrome was successfully exploited for the first time, by regular competitor VUPEN. After withdrawing from the contest that year due to new disclosure rules, in 2013 Google returned as a sponsor and the rules were changed to require full disclosure of exploits and techniques used. In that |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish%20Grace | Amish Grace is a television film that premiered on the Lifetime Movie Network on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010. The film is based on the 2006 West Nickel Mines School shooting at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, and the spirit of forgiveness the Amish community demonstrated in its aftermath.
The film stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tammy Blanchard, and Matt Letscher and is based on the book Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, Jossey-Bass, 2007, , by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher. Amish Grace was executive-produced by Larry A. Thompson, written by Sylvie White and Teena Booth, and directed by Gregg Champion.
Plot
When a group of Amish schoolgirls are taken hostage and killed in their classroom, their parents and the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, stun the outside world by immediately forgiving the killer. Ida Graber (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), mother of one of the murdered children, has a tougher time than the others accepting the tragedy, but in her anguish and pain, she begins a personal journey of renewed faith, ultimately accepting the heart-wrenching tragedy of losing a child after learning that her murdered daughter, Mary Beth Graber, had promised to pray for the perpetrator before her death; reconnecting with her husband (Matt Letscher), family, and community; offering forgiveness to the killer; and even showing kindness and compassion to the killer's widow (Tammy Blanchard) and children — all in the form of Amish grace.
The film was dedicated in memory of the victims of the West Nickel Mines School shooting.
Cast
Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Ida Graber, an Amish mother who loses her elder child in the shooting and learns forgiveness from the tragedy.
Tammy Blanchard as Amy Roberts, the widow of Charlie Roberts whom Ida refuses to accept.
Matt Letscher as Gideon Graber, the husband of Ida Graber and father of Mary Beth and Katie Graber.
Fay Masterson as Jill Green, a television reporter whom Ida befriends.
Karley Scott Collins as Katie Graber, the younger daughter of Ida and Gideon who escapes before the shooting.
John Churchill as Charlie Roberts, the perpetrator of the school shooting who commits suicide after firing at the victims.
Gary Graham as Henry Taskey.
Darcy Rose Byrnes as Rebecca Knepp, a survived victim whom at the end reveals that Mary Beth Graber has forgiven Charlie Roberts.
Eugene Byrd as Danny, a camera man who works with Jill Green
Amy Sloan as Rachel Knepp, mother of Rebecca Knepp.
Madison Davenport as Mary Beth Graber, the elder daughter of Ida and Gideon who promises to pray for the perpetrator before she is killed.
Willow Geer as Judith.
Jim Metzler as County Sheriff.
David Mazouz as Andy Roberts, a son of Charlie Roberts.
Eric Nenninger as State Trooper.
Ratings
Amish Grace broke network records in multiple demographics, with more than 4 million viewers, becoming the highest-rated and most-watched original movie in Lifetime Movie Network’s his |
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